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In a recent interview, he said he had never worked with Allgyer and had mistaken him for a different person with the same last name, but refused to provide more information.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

“The preceding day’s work was a collection of glass cathedrals. I reread it with alarm. Turns of phrase I had mistaken for beautiful, which I now found unintelligible,” Michaels writes.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2023

The same number had mistaken behaviours like looking at or grabbing food to mean the baby was ready to eat solids.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2023

A voice then yelled out: “I’m one of you!” and out stepped the Russian soldier, who had mistaken the neighborhood watchmen for fellow Russians.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2022

The man’s disarming manner was so forthcoming she couldn’t help wondering if he had mistaken them for others.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin