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The phrase "a bad read on" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's interpretation or understanding of a situation, often implying that the interpretation is incorrect or flawed.
Example: "I had a bad read on the team's morale, thinking they were all satisfied with the project."
Alternatives: "a poor assessment of" or "an inaccurate interpretation of".
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"Looking back and not making excuses, the one to Laveranues slipped a little bit, the one to Wayne was a bad read on my part.
"Just a bad read on Pau's part," Bryant said.
It looked like Granderson, who was playing shallow, got a bad read on the line drive.
A missed fairway, an overhit approach, a bad read on the green; they leave the perpetrator not dead but dying.
Pena said he "got a bad read" on the ball and thought it was going to bounce.
A ball was hit my way, I got a bad read on it and was unable to recover in time to make the catch.
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It's a bad reading of the audience.
"The putt on 17 just fell short in the jaws and on 18 I gave myself a bad read," Pampling said.
I made a bad read.' He beats himself up.
"It was a bad read, a silly pass," Renfroe said.
It's dishonest and a bad read.
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