misrepresentation
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misrepresentations
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A misrepresentation is when you misrepresent, or lie about, something that happened. If you say you were the quarter back of the football team but really you were the mascot, that’s a misrepresentation. A misrepresentation is a misstatement of the facts. It’s more than casting a different light on something; it’s deceptive and untrue. It’s a misrepresentation to tell your parents you went to the principal’s office to talk about books if you really got sent there for talking in class. Misrepresentations are deliberately misleading. They’re lies.
Vocabulary lists containing misrepresentation
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In a statement quoted by news agencies, a spokesperson added that it took "full responsibility for the confusion and misrepresentation it caused for attendees, including our African partners".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Now, he’s suing USC for promissory estoppel, fraud, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing and negligent misrepresentation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Paramount said that it would fight Bonta’s lawsuit, which it said is “based on a misrepresentation of competition in the entertainment industry today.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Depending on the facts and the state, that could constitute fraudulent misrepresentation, concealment or a breach of fiduciary duty.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
Most important, from the point of view of the friendship, Jefferson admitted that his behind-the-scenes criticism of Adams had been a willful misrepresentation.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
"A selfless and gentle soul, he tirelessly uplifted others through his words and actions. His achievements were great and we do not want misrepresentations about his character to overshadow them," they added.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Other allegations, the letter said, were based on misrepresentations:
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Let’s start by correcting misrepresentations in vastly longer accounts produced elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
And that person may be the next government lawyer to face serious consequences for misrepresentations to a court.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2026
It is incredible that Washington could have sanctioned such an outrage on one he had recognized as an American citizen, unless under pressure of misrepresentations.
From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England by Moncure Daniel Conway
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