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confuse

[kuhn-fyooz] / kənˈfyuz /




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Do not confuse hot takes with sounding tough.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

But you mustn't confuse the luckiness of some within the late baby boom, with the luckiness of the whole cohort.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Spindel said Powell’s continued presence could confuse markets and would complicate communications between Powell and his likely successor as Fed chair, Kevin Warsh.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

People who confuse reasonable limitations on their actions with violations of their rights develop a sense of entitlement and inevitable disappointment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

No one would confuse the women who used mechanical calculators to process research data with the room-sized electronic devices that performed the same function.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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