muddied
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This is where it starts to get muddied.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026
For other companies, the uncertainty around when the war ends and what the Middle East looks like afterward has muddied forecasts.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
Brent crude prices climbed 15% after some major Gulf producers curbed production, while the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new supreme leader muddied the outlook for a near-term resolution to the Middle East conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
We used to play in a local park, after the game - boots muddied completely and you'd have to slap them against the trees.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025
Another hundred years were ground up and churned, and what had happened was all muddied by the way folks wanted it to be—more rich and meaningful the farther back it was.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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