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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mislead.

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Examples

  • The title misleads (Belfort's crew of scammers operated from Long Island, not Manhattan), and you may hate yourself for giving him $25 of your hard-earned money (even if it'll go to a victim's restitution fund).

    Quick Read 2007

  • No, no, he's right - the article was a waste of time, detailing the social stigmas attached to the iPad, and the title misleads the public into thinking "Whoa - people will go blind with the iPad!" szettervall April 16, 2010 4: 27 PM PDT

    freshnews.org - most clicked links 2010

  • Indeed, Coffin misleads about the very few facts the film offers up.

    09/14/2005 2005

  • In 2006, a rival of Bacardi, Pernod Ricard USA, filed a false advertising suit in federal district court in Delaware contending the Havana Club label misleads consumers to believe the rum is produced in Cuba.

    PhillyDeals 2011

  • Earlier this month, ForestEthics filed administrative complaints with the Federal Trade Commission and the IRS claiming that SFI’s “phony ‘green’ certification label misleads consumers and cheats taxpayers.”

    The Greenwash Brigade: September 2009 Archives 2009

  • Earlier this month, ForestEthics filed administrative complaints with the Federal Trade Commission and the IRS claiming that SFI’s “phony ‘green’ certification label misleads consumers and cheats taxpayers.”

    Can you tell the difference between sustainable lumber and clear cut lumber? | The Greenwash Brigade | Marketplace from American Public Media 2009

  • Much as I like Jessamyn West’s website, her subtitle misleads as well.

    Childhood's End 2004

  • Much as I like Jessamyn West’s website, her subtitle misleads as well.

    Archive 2004-03-01 2004

  • Much as I like Jessamyn West’s website, her subtitle misleads as well.

    Mining Our History 2004

  • Much as I like Jessamyn West’s website, her subtitle misleads as well.

    “Repent, Barthelme!” Said the Imperialistas of Realism 2004

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