conflicting

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Composed as Day’s star rose in real time, the song was a receptacle for all of her conflicting feelings about her newfound attention.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

One caveat is that gold and the stocks, despite rebounding from their lows, could return to those levels as the geopolitical issue produces conflicting headlines.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The war entered into its fifth week on Monday after a weekend packed with conflicting messages over the possibility of the conflict ending.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

They had to weigh conflicting expert testimony and research about the harms of social media to young people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

I seem to recall music—jazz or gospel—playing in the back, but conflicting with that I also remember a deep quiet overcoming everything.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates