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misjudgments

noun

plural of misjudgment

as in mistakes

a wrong judgment one serious misjudgment at this point could cost the candidate the election

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Recent Examples of misjudgments The use of video technology has increased the scrutiny, even though it was never sold as a panacea to the issue of refereeing misjudgments. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Ullrich stresses the role of tactical mistakes and misjudgments, not least by the far left, which shortsightedly refused to compromise its beliefs and join with more moderate groups to oppose democratic backsliding. — Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025 Municipal utilities are largely unregulated, which makes misjudgments in purchasing power contracts a serious risk to local ratepayers. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026 Torsten Sløk, chief economist at Apollo Global Management, said forecasts of an imminent slowdown have been repeatedly wrong, and the economics profession should start grappling with its track record of misjudgments. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025

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Acknowledging and even criticizing our mistakes of the past doesn’t cheapen one’s love for the United States.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
You are allowed to make three mistakes but fail a fourth time and the game ends with the answers being revealed.

— Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 July 2026

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