confuse
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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
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
Ain't no one gonna confuse a Snickers bar for a weapon.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
“It confuses the market” that growth expectations didn’t get a lift despite AI-chip revenue jumping more than 143% from a year ago, Mulberry said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
This creates what is known as the doorway effect, which confuses our brains.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
She complains, meets Jerry, sparks fly, but through a series of tortured coincidences she confuses Jerry for Horace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
“It confuses me that we’re struggling with that as a society. Internet access is a basic need.”
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
“Here and now confuses their equipment. You can’t ever say Logan County strangeness isn’t good for something.”
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
South Korea, who thrashed Bangladesh 5-0, looked confused as the incorrect national anthem was played.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 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
Whenever he seems confused, I’m delighted; it’s reassuring to see someone so smart still struggle to fathom this thing of ours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
“I understand having a deluge of information from many sources and just being confused and having concerns,” Jones said at the news conference.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
My limbs wouldn’t obey my confused thoughts, as if they trusted themselves to be better judges of what I needed.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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
Setting AI budgets has turned out to be—and continues to be—a confusing nightmare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Litowitz: There is a big difference, and yes, confusing them can cost investors a great deal of money.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 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
It was hard to tell a lot of times, because the directions were confusing, but if I stared and stared at the pictures, usually I could figure it out in the end.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
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