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They dig into the research on socioeconomic integration, the tendency to conflate race and class, and the problem with asking individual parents to solve what is really a policy problem.

From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026

His assertion appears to conflate U.S. exports with broader North American shipments, a substantial share of which originate in Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Whether you feel a moral obligation is a deeply personal choice, but you should not conflate compassion with unlimited responsibility.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

The branding has worked wonders for the studio’s reputation, leading diehard loyalists to conflate the production-and-distribution company with the art it finances — resulting in capsule collections of merch flying off the digital shelves.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

Sometimes again the Codex Zographensis is alone in curious readings which seem to be conflations of the texts found in the other two manuscripts, or based on a conflate Greek text.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

"I used wording that conflates the actions of the state of Israel with the Jewish community. I am deeply sorry for any hurt caused by that conflation and apologise for any hurt caused by it."

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

But the entire debate conflates two quite different things.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

It contains multitudes, conflates life and art, and, evoking Jim Croce, successfully puts time in a bottle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025

Descovich mentions a version of this, but in doing so conflates the word “truth” with “fact.”

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2025

This definition conflates Jewish people with the state of Israel while also maintaining that conflating Jewish people with the state of Israel is itself antisemitic.

From Slate ● May 29, 2025

The mistake here, as you suggest, is that you have conflated two things: your mother’s ongoing medical needs and her gift to your brother.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

This type of consumption, often referred to as mindless eating, is frequently conflated with overeating.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

It feels like a petty grievance—yet another example of greatness being conflated with dullness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

Roasts are often conflated with competition, but that’s not what “Queer Roast” is.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

The prize had nothing to do with the chicken heart, but articles about his award conflated the immortal chicken-heart cells with his transplantation work, and suddenly it sounded like he’d found the fountain of youth.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

Some calculate the metric aggressively to project strength, while others avoid citing a single headline figure to prevent conflating cash with credit lines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

“There’s something fun about conflating the physical aches and pains of middle age with the more metaphysical aches and pains of middle age,” says Tropper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Workers at tech companies in particular have been encouraged to ramp up their token consumption — known as “tokenmaxxing” — by employers conflating AI tools with productivity.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026

She said there had been "no clear reason" given for Holiday's ban, but that people were "conflating" it with her 2025 post.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

But I always hear myself displacing the two languages, conflating them—maybe conflagrating them—for there’s so much rubbing and friction, a fire always threatens to blow up between the tongues.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee