misleading
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But textbooks create a misleading sense of certainty.
From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026
Calling Midjourney’s current product a “full-body” scan akin to an MRI is misleading because ultrasound technology cannot penetrate through thick bone structures, Topol noted.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026
Ghaffar engaged in “intentional misconduct or fraud” by misleading Paulson about an investment in a software company, the arbitrator said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
The Commission confirmed this to the BBC and clarified that no individual had been reported, but rather a report was made on allegations of fraud and providing false or misleading information to the Commission.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
So the whole notion of replication, in the view of those who argue in this way, is misleading, and there is nothing transparent about experimental knowledge.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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