misleading
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Origin of misleading
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The result highlights why extensive observations across multiple radio frequencies are important, since classifications based on a more limited set of radio measurements can produce misleading results.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
The Moroccan interior ministry has blamed the sudden surge on the "malicious exploitation" of social media and the "spread of misleading information".
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Its compliance team found he placed a series of sizeable bets between 2 and 25 February, some of which were based on false or misleading public statements about his plans, according to the company.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
And Meta already owes New Mexico nearly $1 billion for misleading users about its platforms’ safety.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
He reiterated his claim, simultaneously sincere and misleading, that he had been embarrassed to learn that he had become a candidate for the presidency.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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