confuse
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Soon, the highway cuts through miles of gray and white volcanic pumice and ash, creating a lunar-like landscape that manages to confuse the visual senses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Doctors say many people confuse other conditions that cause similar symptoms with being lactose intolerant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Attackers can deliberately alter fake videos in subtle ways designed to confuse a detector and make manipulated footage appear authentic.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
‘Celebrity endorsements sell investments for the same reason they sell shoes: People confuse familiarity with trust.’
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
But sometimes the memories feel so real, so visceral, so personal, that I confuse them with my own.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
It confuses people, convolutes them, merges records of people with similar names, and in general has been deemed unreliable by data experts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
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
Some describe Fed speeches as “cacophony” that confuses the markets without adding value.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 3, 2026
I always apologize to people when my name confuses them.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Flight attendants seemed confused to her and “had no idea what to do or how things would go,” Doyle said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
Over in the US, Shannon Salvatoriello says her 14 and 17-year-old sons use similar words, which she says leaves her "feeling very confused".
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
"We went through the findings, and they asked if there was a difference with different dosages; I was confused."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
Looking confused, the Parrots deserved an Academy Award for their acting skills, because on their third play, quarterback King Exusdus took the snap from shotgun formation and sprinted 82 yards for a touchdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
Autumn’s subsequent expression matches exactly how confused I am.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Tiffany Feder, Dahan’s attorney, told reporters after the hearing that voter forms were mailed to Dahan’s home, and were confusing given her language barrier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
When its researchers asked Anthropic's Claude why voters should elect Representative Don Davis from North Carolina, the chatbot listed "former school superintendent" among his credentials, confusing him with a different person.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
After calling the Cheesecake Factory a “successful company,” he launched into a confusing defense of his garish White House redecoration.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
"They don't always know what they're entitled to or where to go, it's confusing, it's a minefield," Ryall said.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
It is a confusing and terrible feeling to not understand something.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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