mix up
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You can mix up the kinds of stocks you own: technology versus consumer goods, for example, or overseas versus U.S. companies.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
Stier wanted there to be six stand-up sets, mirroring other comedy shows like Shannon Cloud’s, but he wanted to mix up the flow with breaks between the sets.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Lynsey says you should angle bowls downwards so they don't collect water and mix up your cutlery so spoons don't nest together.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
It may omit relevant information while summarizing, mix up who is speaking and misinterpret context—such as missing nonverbal cues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
“I was going to mix up something special to repay her for the denture rinse but I’ll give you some history instead.”
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
Alastair Chambers, from Gloucester, said the mix-up happened when he returned to Kathmandu after flying back in a humanitarian aid helicopter from a village near the Trishuli river.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
He did appear to confuse the two islands in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos earlier this year, though the White House denied any mix-up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
When Lawrence was run out in a mix-up with Cox, England were 120-5 and teetering.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The prosecution argued that the alleged test mix-up in no way jeopardized their case.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
And as he often did, he imagined that his dad was still alive, that it had all been some horrible mistake, a mix-up in the hospital, mistaken identity.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Yet embarrassing discoveries, personal data mix-ups and even cybersecurity issues abound, so you should understand the risks—and ways to stay safe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
The mix-ups were the result of responding to a wildfire of unprecedented scale, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025
Mrs Cope referenced the hospital recently partially losing its mortuary accreditation, after assessors raised concerns about security following two mix-ups of bodies given to bereaved families.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024
From that starting point, despite his many successes, there has been a steady pileup of scatterbrained gaffes and mix-ups.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2024
But such mix-ups had started over a century before, with a different master of disguise.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
