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Either dark energy is a real phenomenon, causing the universe to grow bigger at a faster and faster rate, or there is no dark energy at all, and scientists have somehow misunderstood the laws of gravity at cosmic scales.
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The county argues the grand jury fundamentally misunderstood what happened before the explosion, saying its investigation relied on speculation instead of evidence and wrongly blamed county officials for a criminal enterprise prosecutors say was built on years of deception.
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Mercury stations retrograde in Cancer in your 3rd House of Communication, making texts, directions, calls, errands, and local plans easier to misread.
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The collaborators realized the song was moving beyond Germany only after misreading a flood of notifications.
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Sherman misconstrued my letter.
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Over 50 people, including Churchill’s grandson, signed a letter saying Cammock had misconstrued the facts in her video.
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The concept of biological age, distinct from chronological age, is gaining public traction, though often misinterpreted.
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That’s kind of a thing that’s misinterpreted.
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“Misheard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misheard. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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