misidentification
Americannoun
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misidentifications
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The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has warned airlines that “recurrent missile and drone attacks, together with the activation of air-defense systems, create an increased risk of misidentification of civil aircraft.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The adoption has faced criticism from human rights organisations, citing fears of mass surveillance and risks of misidentification.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Based on this evidence, the researchers concluded that the animal had partially decomposed before fossilization, altering its appearance and leading to the earlier misidentification.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 7, 2026
They argue it invades people's privacy and carries an unacceptable risk of misidentification.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
Among the letters lambasting McCandless, virtually all those I received mentioned his misidentification of the caribou as proof that he didn’t know the first thing about surviving in the back- country.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
Facewatch said alerts remain visible on staff devices for up to an hour, and that it logs all misidentifications.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
They have also collected more than 300,000 public tips, including potential misidentifications that defendants might want to investigate.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2021
Scientists now understand that eyewitness identification can be compromised by stress, darkness, fading memories, leading questions, cross-racial misidentifications and other factors.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2016
As far as misidentifications go, says Wells, these processes “tend to be the dangerous ones.”
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2012
I'd have to learn more about him to avoid further misidentifications .
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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