mislabel
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of mislabel
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Purchase whole, head-on finfish whenever possible, as they are harder to mislabel.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2024
He has found that many such trials mislabel one or more arms as “usual care,” sometimes endangering participants and misinforming physicians, which he calls “a big problem.”
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 12, 2021
It’s no great tragedy if they mislabel 1 percent of cats as dogs, or send you to the wrong movie on occasion, but in something like a self-driving car we all want greater assurances.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2016
In all these cases, the people who we mislabel leaders only followed the will of the people.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 7, 2016
He said many private doctors mislabel a cause of death or even fail to fill one out at all, and his office spends a lot of time correcting errors.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 19, 2015
He is accused of heading a company that routinely mislabeled shipments to evade taxes on fuel imported from Texas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Binance said this was a “standard measure to preserve investigative integrity, not to bypass controls,” and that the account was mislabeled as “internal” by a junior employee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
These borrowers were then mislabeled as prime, which gave them access to larger auto loans they otherwise might not have qualified for.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2025
“The issue is fermented grain masquerading as mycelium or mislabeled as mushroom. People are being sold grain powder.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025
On the fourth morning, Soldier Leeg 2 hits a mislabeled pod.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Small changes in testing protocols could reduce mislabeling, the researchers said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2025
Ultimately, some DWP and Accenture staffers found a way for the DWP to pick up the tab, by mislabeling the invoices for McClain-Hill and another DWP official, according to current and former DWP workers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2024
The often anonymous posts draw attention to potential image manipulation, data duplication, and mislabeling of figures, and question the statistical significance of results.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 30, 2024
The policy, known as the “taxonomy,” is meant to stop “greenwashing,” the pervasive practice of mislabeling energy projects as environmentally friendly.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
Such cases of compulsory mislabeling are not rare.
From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Edwin E. Slosson
Authorities said the maps mislabelled "Taiwan province", without specifying what exactly the mislabelling was.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
If sockeye salmon was sold as salmon without any other qualifier, it was considered mislabelled.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2024
Calgary's mislabelled seafoods has far-reaching and well-documented implications for public health, conservation and the economy.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2024
Natalie fears the extra suncream they bought may have been out-of-date, mislabelled or counterfeit, and has warned other holidaymakers to be careful about products they buy abroad.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2024
But in the accompanying map, the six numbered blocks had been lumped into one, and mislabelled as block 2220.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2024
The mislabelling we identified in the Pramipexole leaflets contrasts with the findings of a major study from 2010, funded and partly designed by the drug's own manufacturer.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
Authorities said the maps mislabelled "Taiwan province", without specifying what exactly the mislabelling was.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
If you eat seafood, you could be unknowingly consuming an endangered species without realizing it due to fish mislabelling.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2024
Seafood mislabelling not only threatens vulnerable marine populations, but makes it harder for people to make informed, ethical choices about the food they eat.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2024
Airbus has acknowledged quality problems but accused the airline of mislabelling them as safety issues to get compensation.
From Reuters ● Feb. 28, 2022
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