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muddle

[muhd-l] / ˈmʌd l /




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The soundtrack to her life is becoming a muddle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"I do 12-hour shifts at work and trying to muddle all of them together has just been really hard," Clark says.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Another muddle concerns his expectations of economic gains from artificial intelligence.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

For China’s economy to muddle along, Chu says, the U.S. economy needs to do well and keep buying Chinese goods, even if they are no longer coming via Vietnam or Malaysia.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

Elaine, who had never been more than an incidental part of the muddle, had achieved a peace of her own.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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