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‘Celebrity endorsements sell investments for the same reason they sell shoes: People confuse familiarity with trust.’

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Megan Kielthy, who passed her driving test in August, said social media videos "definitely" saved her money, but she also had seen AI-generated images and misinformation that she had warned could confuse learners.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Nor should its members confuse remembering everything with understanding anything.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

"Silkyara taught me never to confuse unlikely with impossible," he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

We must understand the Cosmos as it is and not confuse how it is with how we wish it to be.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

The azure shimmer of the blue morpho confuses predators, while monarchs’ vibrant orange-and-black wings warn birds and other predators that they are poisonous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

This creates what is known as the doorway effect, which confuses our brains.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

Day trader Alex Henderson confuses his betrothed Ashley Carpenter with a shifting backstory involving frequent moves and overlapping dating histories, all attributed to his “nomadic lifestyle.”

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026

Some describe Fed speeches as “cacophony” that confuses the markets without adding value.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 3, 2026

I’m like Mom—not a big jazz fan; it confuses me because it doesn’t have a tune.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

But Schmitt — or some staffers who will soon be looking for employment — apparently confused the Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes — which are different teams, as it turns out.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

Smith, as you might expect, was confused by this line of questioning, stammering that he didn’t recall attending any Hawks games.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

Analysts at Barclays say investors it’s talked to are confused about the direction of the company and how it can navigate when key patents expire in 2030 and 2032.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

He said some of whom had been left feeling "abandoned, alone and confused, having had the rug pulled from under them".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

I left them in the middle of the road, looking confused, as Sal and I trotted home.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

Many consumers struggle to distinguish between minimally processed and highly processed products due to confusing labels and marketing practices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

And, as I explained in my last column, bond gauges offer some confusing contradictions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

This is where things get confusing, as three days after the Missouri Supreme Court issued its ruling, Hoskins ran to the U.S.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

They were guilty of what economists refer to as te money illusion — confusing nominal dollar amounts with real, or inflation-adjusted, levels.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

The confusing blur of sounds and sensations around me.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day