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- verb Present participle of
misrepresent .
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Examples
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Newspaper columnists are not alone in misrepresenting the significance of the passive.
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Newspaper columnists are not alone in misrepresenting the significance of the passive.
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Gentlemen, I made a grievous error in misrepresenting my rank, time of service, and mos.
Cordoves, Joaquin 2010
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Update: Mike sez, "UPI went further in misrepresenting things: They did not even mention the positive aspects of the study in their article!"
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I wouldn´t go that far in misrepresenting sea scallops just to get a bigger price.
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I'm not saying Canon is lying in this particular instance, but it's certainly possible they're misrepresenting the facts of the Japanese word that is the basis of their name, and/or their own history.
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This appears to be another case of an article's title misrepresenting a study's published results.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Jeff Goldstein at Protein Wisdom replied to part of my post from yesterday, along with a post by Tbogg, by claiming that we are "begging the question" of the Administration's illegality and "misrepresenting" -- "intentionally," of course -- the position of Bush defenders.
Archive 2006-01-01 Glenn Greenwald 2006
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Jeff Goldstein at Protein Wisdom replied to part of my post from yesterday, along with a post by Tbogg, by claiming that we are "begging the question" of the Administration's illegality and "misrepresenting" -- "intentionally," of course -- the position of Bush defenders.
The latest from Bush followers Glenn Greenwald 2006
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The most dangerous reports are the ones like these from supposed experts who don’t convey the facts quite carefully enough or who have vested interests in misrepresenting reality.
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