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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

From a distance, that makes it easy to confuse him with a coach but, given his role on the pitch, it is a fitting mistake.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Bringing in extra mythology wouldn’t make the confusing parts any less confusing, and would just confuse the parts that aren’t confusing at all.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

A few weeks ago Mop and Bren were still here, Carmen wasn’t around yet to confuse me, the restaurant was safe, and Abuela was still...well, anyway.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

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

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

“It confuses me that we’re struggling with that as a society. Internet access is a basic need.”

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026

“True, we’ve had misunderstandings. Though the ring knows when I’ve been walking, it confuses my harried morning routine for housework. After making a dinner one night, the ring asked whether I’d been on the elliptical.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

One of the persistent story lines in the WBC: The Americans should have more fun, which confuses exuberance with passion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

I was also taught that a “noun” is a word for a person, place, or thing, which confuses a grammatical category with a semantic category.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

“These were high-stakes negotiations and there were certainly moments of disagreement, but disagreement should not be confused with disrespect,” he said in the statement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

The only time Duterte had been seen since his arrest in March 2025 was an initial appearance via video, where he seemed confused and tired, his speech barely audible.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Songs mimicking the style or sound of famous musicians have gone viral, sometimes leaving fans confused about their authenticity.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

The 49ers unsurprisingly held and promptly drove 99 yards to score on a 15-yard pass from Brock Purdy to Deebo Samuel between three confused defenders to clinch it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

There can only be one leader in a strong community, one north star, or else people get confused.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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

It’s confusing to call Microsoft’s founder a Luddite, but there it is.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

He is now 81 points ahead of team-mate George Russell, who finished fifth after a difficult race on a confusing strategy, and 101 clear of Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, who retired early on with brake failure.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

The confusing blur of sounds and sensations around me.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day