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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
misstate .
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Examples
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This morning, McCain misstates the timing of the Surge.
No Rest for the Traveling Candidate - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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“It overstates, and misstates, which is different.”
Iran in Iraq 2007
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“It overstates, and misstates, which is different.”
Iran in Iraq 2007
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“It overstates, and misstates, which is different.”
Iran in Iraq 2007
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It mixes up two separate suits involving Superman, misstates Hand's role, and reads too much into the pertinent ruling.
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Tyler misstates one of the conclusions of Burgoon and Hiscox's work on female protectionism.
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While that is true today, it misstates what space industrialization gets us.
Buzz is at it Again: Let's just change everything - NASA Watch 2009
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(He also misstates Schwarzenegger's job approval at the end of his term, which was not what Gray Davis's was when he was recalled, but had actually semi-recovered to 32% in the December Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) poll.)
William Bradley: California's Wild Ride: Of Arnold, Jerry, And Various Vanities Fair (And Otherwise) William Bradley 2011
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The headline slightly misstates the case -- opera, after all, has been flourishing in Baltimore since the Baltimore Opera announced its closure in 2009.
Grand opera returns to Baltimore Anne Midgette 2011
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It mixes up two separate suits involving Superman, misstates Hand's role, and reads too much into the pertinent ruling.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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