misclassify
Americanverb (used with object)
Example Sentences
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The pause followed industry criticism that the methods used may misclassify high-quality providers and cause unfair penalties.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
However, testing once a week or less often, even with sophisticated diagnostics, could misclassify the true infection status of up to one-third of the individuals.
From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024
Consequently the standard BMI cutoffs are more likely to misclassify them as having obesity, even when their body fat percentage falls within the healthy range.
From Scientific American • Jul. 5, 2023
During the scheme, Falaschi allegedly told water district employees to misclassify the stolen water as reclaimed runoff from from farms in reports presented to the district’s board of directors, court documents stated.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2022
AP’s investigation found the system can miss live gunfire right under its microphones, or misclassify the sounds of fireworks or cars backfiring as gunshots.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2021
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