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confusion

[kuhn-fyoo-zhuhn] / kənˈfju ʒən /




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Entry into the Bay Area brought a final name change, to United Parcel Service, avoiding confusion with another local company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Defendants from certifying any result that may be impacted by voter confusion, as defined above, pending an investigation to determine whether votes cast for Daniel J. Sullivan were meant to be cast for Senator Sullivan.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026

As soon as confusion sets in, speak up.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

He was an empty vessel into which hundreds of millions of people in America and around the world poured their confusion, rage and desire.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

Red looked at me, her eyes wide with confusion.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff


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