misidentification
Americannoun
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misidentifications
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The adoption has faced criticism from human rights organisations, citing fears of mass surveillance and risks of misidentification.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Based on this evidence, the researchers concluded that the animal had partially decomposed before fossilization, altering its appearance and leading to the earlier misidentification.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 7, 2026
Bartlett said Bigfooters "are quite open to the idea that a lot of these sightings are misidentification".
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
Occasionally, other black conservatives will enter our orbit of misidentification.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
Among the letters lambasting McCandless, virtually all those I received mentioned his misidentification of the caribou as proof that he didn’t know the first thing about surviving in the back- country.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
Facewatch said alerts remain visible on staff devices for up to an hour, and that it logs all misidentifications.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The organization took on the case because of “indicators of actual innocence,” such as car and photo lineup misidentifications, Miller said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
In the interview, Davis claimed that natural phenomena, advanced foreign technology, or misidentifications do not explain all UFOs and "all arrows pointed toward non-human origin" for those.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2022
They have also collected more than 300,000 public tips, including potential misidentifications that defendants might want to investigate.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2021
I'd have to learn more about him to avoid further misidentifications .
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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