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The $73 fine is all too familiar for those who have misread the signs or forgotten to move their car before parking enforcement rolls by.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2023

"If we are right that markets have misread the Fed's intention, the dollar will probably resume its rally before too long."

From Reuters • Aug. 1, 2022

Dismissing the Met's appeal, Lord Justice Warby and Mr Justice Holgate said its lawyers must have misread the original judgment before launching the action.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2022

The kerfuffle over Wallen’s Opry appearance only underscores how badly country music institutions have misread the situation, or perhaps, how uninterested they are in understanding why their approach is shortsighted.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2022

Then might she not be deceived altogether—might she not have misread him?

From The Egoist by Meredith, George