misclassification
Americannoun
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The misclassification of such loans could spark lawsuits by policyholders, analysts said, or draw civil corrective orders from regulators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Salt substitute use was self-reported, which may have led to underreporting or misclassification.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 31, 2026
But it said "misclassification and other biases may partially explain these associations".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025
Issues related to racial misclassification in public records persist across the entire life course for AI/AN individuals, from birth to early childhood interventions to chronic disease and death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025
A late instance of an amusing misclassification is reported from Germany.
From Literary Blunders by Henry Benjamin Wheatley
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