“Mistaken” in the news
Example collocations
| case of mistaken |
| mistaken belief |
| mistaken identity |
| often mistaken |
| sometimes mistaken |
Publications and example sentences
Express.co.uk
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High cholesterol: The best drink to include in your diet to lower ‘bad’ cholesterol →
Oxidised cholesterol may be mistaken as bacteria by the body's immune system.
Express.co.uk
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Unsolved Mysteries: Who is Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes? Where is he now? →
The Telegraph reported after a two-hour search, police declared the reports to be a case of mistaken identity.
FRANCE 24
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Iran report details series of errors behind decision to fire on Ukraine passenger jet →
At the time, Iranian troops were bracing for a U.S. counterstrike and appear to have mistaken the plane for a missile.
CNA
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Commentary: Asia’s garment factories have reinvented themselves to save thousands of jobs →
We tend to think of the key workers helping us as only being in our own country, but this is clearly mistaken.
Express.co.uk
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Coronavirus warning - the complete list of 11 COVID-19 symptoms you shouldn’t ignore →
Some of the symptoms may be easily mistaken for something less serious.
Washington Post
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City mulls razing site where 1st Alaska flag flew →
“For them to blame us for where we are now, they are sorely mistaken,” she said.
Sports Illustrated
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Cowbell Corner Q&A Part 2: MSU D-line coach Jeff Phelps discusses Mike Leach and his Starkville-area roots →
Cowbell Corner: If I’m not mistaken, you had Golden Triangle ties before coming to Mississippi State.
The China Post
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Iran blames bad communication, alignment for jet shootdown →
At the time Iranian troops were bracing for a U.S. counterstrike and appear to have mistaken the plane for a missile.
The Guardian
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'You think that's racist?': the generational tension in Melbourne's high-rise migrant families →
Nor’s experience was nothing like as fraught, but in public housing in the small town of Vaxjo in central Sweden, he had grown up with refugees from all over the world, had heard his father’s stories of being arrested by Libyan police, beaten into a coma and jailed for months, over a case of mistaken identity.