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The 9th Circuit had agreed with the state’s attorneys who said the judge had misstated California law.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

In the interview, Maras-Lindeman denied creating the profile and said whoever did had misstated the details of her career.

From Washington Post • Dec. 24, 2020

In 2016, LendingClub CEO Renaud Laplanche was fired after a scandal emerged showing the company had misstated information when it sold LendingClub loans to investors.

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2019

A U.S. bankruptcy court ordered his former firm to pay $10 million to a lawyer who claimed it had misstated its profits.

From Washington Times • Mar. 26, 2019

I confess, however, I did not fully perceive how he had misstated my views; but I only skimmed through his "Methods of Study," and thought it a very poor book.

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Darwin, Francis, Sir