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 CFOs should lead difficult conversations about earlier misjudgments while identifying more realistic payback horizons. — Jim Deloach, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Sometimes these misjudgments lead to adverse health outcomes. — Deidre Popovich, The Conversation, 22 July 2026 Mistakes and misjudgments come with the territory, but there has been a notable uptick in errors leading directly to opposition chances. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 June 2026 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 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 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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mistakes
Noun
  • The Ravens did that, committing only three penalties for 25 yards (the Eagles had 10 for 96), limiting their mistakes and controlling the line of scrimmage.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The second-round pass rusher made aggressive mistakes, falling twice for option fakes and overrunning a screen pass early.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
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