confuse
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The unwanted beam copies, called grating lobes, can confuse the sensor and generate false detections.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
The Greeks never tried to confuse the audience in the pursuit of suspense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Because he thought it might confuse viewers, he offered to edit the exchange out, something he doesn’t normally do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
But don’t confuse overpriced IPOs with a market on the verge of collapse.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Don’t confuse this with enormousness, because enormity isn’t a measure of size alone.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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
Though the ring knows when I’ve been walking, it confuses my harried morning routine for housework.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
Evercore also asserts the Citrini scenario confuses the individual company implications and the macroeconomic implications of agentic price discovery.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026
At moments like this, the concept of time confuses me.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
The way field teams were structured in the U.S. also confused some physicians, former Novo employees said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Pirro briefly confused these two roles recently, and it almost cost her her employment.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Fujimoto, whose great-great-grandparents helped found Chinatown generations ago, said he is confused by the hold-up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Print-outs of articles about the global memory chip shortage are pinned beside a price list at a Hong Kong computer shop, offering an explanation to confused customers feeling the pinch.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
She looks confused, and I gesture to the vacant apartment she’s hiding in.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
That the movie is set in Seattle makes this somewhat confusing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Others see a confusing list of labels designed to justify higher ticket prices.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
In his program notes, Everton CEO Angus Kinnear declared that he was "happily dissatisfied" with the campaign - an odd turn of phrase at a confusing moment that quickly soured after a 3-1 defeat.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Requesting anonymity to comment on an ongoing investigation, the security official called the case "complicated and confusing", but that authorities would eventually announce who had launched the strike.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
I know my last letter was probably confusing.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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