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- verb Present participle of
misinterpret .
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Examples
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As Jon Ralston reports, Angle has now explained away the ad by claiming that people are "misinterpreting" the imagery.
Sharron Angle: My ads aren't referring to Mexico, except when they clearly are Greg Sargent 2010
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I was perturbed by bombsonengland's comments about how radii was "misinterpreting" Job, so I had to check his LJ profile.
Last Scene 2009
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FICTION: The NAB claims that FCC lawyers are "misinterpreting" the data collected by their engineers.
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Crowley replied on March 21 asknowledging this, but pointing out that some people were "misinterpreting" this and he wanted a copy for his records which I provided him on April 6.
UCAR Webcast of Bradley, Crowley, Ammann – Apr 6, 2005 « Climate Audit 2005
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She told the students that they are "misinterpreting" the commercials.
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She told the students that they are "misinterpreting" the commercials.
The Seattle Times 2010
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She also told the students that they are "misinterpreting" the commercials.
SFGate: Top News Stories Associated Press 2010
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Acting under pressure often leads to an error, such as misinterpreting market conditions.
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I agree with some of you guys that he’s kind of misinterpreting what college football analysts value when they talk about conventional wisdom.
College Football Polls Aren’t What You Think - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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She writes that Gerace and opponents of Prop. 4 are "misinterpreting" the study that showed most teens notify a parent before an abortion, adding that the study found "only
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