miscommunication
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The miscommunication meant there was a brief window in which her parents believed she was alive.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
But then the measure failed to get traction in the House, and Cotton has said the Senate’s OK four years ago only happened due to miscommunication.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Both agreed to establish a line of communication "to avoid incidents and miscommunication with the aim of safe passage for commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz", according to Qatari and Pakistani mediators.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Dr. Trahern W. Jones, a pediatric infectious disease specialist in Utah, said the outbreak was no accident: “This outbreak is the product of years of miscommunication and misinformation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
How many more hallucinations had gotten past me because of miscommunication?
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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