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If you have more than one child, don’t confuse equality with fairness.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

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

Don't confuse your worst moment with the whole story of your life.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

“They make it so complicated to confuse you but you’re going to be smarter than them,” Huffman says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

I turn at every corner, hoping to confuse Officer Khan and lose him along the way.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

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

The azure shimmer of the blue morpho confuses predators, while monarchs’ vibrant orange-and-black wings warn birds and other predators that they are poisonous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

“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

“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

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

Jane said she was left feeling shocked and confused, describing it as a "sham marriage".

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 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

Mrs. Tracy seemed confused at first, but then said, “Will the people in row two please move back one seat each.”

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

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

L.A. residents have for years complained that navigating the Planning Department to build or open businesses is complicated and confusing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

This miscellaneous mix of protests can seem confusing.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 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

That was one of the most confusing things about ballet.

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene