confuse
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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
“I don’t think we should hold hands. I don’t want to confuse things....”
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
“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
“It confuses me that we’re struggling with that as a society. Internet access is a basic need.”
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
That narrative confuses the medium with its misuse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
At moments like this, the concept of time confuses me.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
“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 small feline, about the size of a domestic moggy, went under the radar because it was confused with other wild cats that share similar spots and stripes.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 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
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
I’d hoped the walk would clear my head, but I was still frustrated and confused by the time I stepped into the kitchen and slid off my boots.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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
This split makes Apple’s release more confusing, so I divided this guide into two parts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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
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 date of my birth got even more confusing when my dad accidentally filled out an immigration document incorrectly and suddenly I was born on September 21.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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