misleading
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While the 1-877-KARS4KIDS song has been called one of the most memorable jingles in history, a court has ruled it is misleading.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
The November 2024 indictment in New York accused the industrialist and multiple subordinates of deliberately misleading international investors as part of a vast bribery scheme.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
This is why the current debate about “onshoring” can be dangerously misleading.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
A BBC investigation has uncovered misleading fitness adverts featuring AI‑generated characters that breach UK advertising rules.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Most statistics of this type are shockingly misleading, although, once again, I don’t mean to deny that there are a lot of economic inequities in this country.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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