Both Uses
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A Bend in the Road
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- Nor did Sarah, though in an entirely different context.†
Chpt 9 *
- And even if he did say it, he'll say it was taken out of context.†
Chpt 24out of context = misleading because something is presented without the setting or situation in which it occurred"Editor's Notes"When someone is quoted "out of context" it means that selected words were quoted that misrepresent the meaning of all their words.
For example, if you said "I admire their effort, but they are dead wrong if they think this will work," and someone implied that you supported their plan by quoting you as only saying, "I admire their effort," they would be quoting you out of context.
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(context) the setting or situation in which something occurs
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)