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Plus, President Trump says Iran is miscalculating his urgency to end the war, and the administration’s new bank accounts for children goes live.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The potential downside for the team is miscalculating how good a player will become and overpaying.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2025

Now, one of the biggest risks is miscalculating the wait time for a table at PublicUs, the canteen-style restaurant and coffeehouse recently opened by a champion barista.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2017

John Brynjolfsson, chief investment officer at hedge fund Armored Wolf, says investors need to be more vigilant of the possibility the Fed, now led by Janet Yellen, is miscalculating.

From BusinessWeek • Sep. 11, 2014

"I am sure she is approaching it in a calculated way. We will find out soon enough whether she is miscalculating" the public reaction to her paid speeches, he added.

From Reuters • Mar. 3, 2014