misleading
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Origin of misleading
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McBride said she had been offered an opportunity to perform at a nonpartisan event celebrating all 50 states, but later concluded that characterization was misleading.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
Companies could be sued by investors or dunned by the SEC if their disclosures were deemed inadequate or misleading.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
"I was presented with an opportunity to perform at a nonpartisan event but that turned out to be misleading," she told her fans in a post on X.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
While that study explained the misleading measurements, one major question remained unanswered: What was driving those atmospheric winds?
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
The new mass of knowledge is still formless, incomplete, lacking the essential threads of connection, displaying misleading signals at every turn, riddled with blind alleys.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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