Example Sentences

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“This case misunderstands YouTube, which is a responsibly built streaming platform, not a social media site,” said Jose Castañeda, a Google spokesman, in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

Samet: Perhaps the market misunderstands the level of Nvidia’s software play.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

She argued that seeking to resolve a case by reading ambiguous statutory language alone misunderstands the judicial role.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

But this misunderstands the mindsets of today’s young people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

The evidence is clear: not only does della Porta echo Garzoni’s words, but he misunderstands some of the experiments he claims to have performed, and so misreports them.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton