muddle

The muddle of Catholic teaching on war has been a long time in the making.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 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

But some officials suggest that Europe should instead prepare for the war to muddle on.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025

“Hey, the meds can muddle your imagination, but they can’t kill it.”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

That may be a greenlight for investors to take a closer look at well-positioned companies, even if China’s economy merely muddles along.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Whether that enhances public health, erodes it or simply muddles the conversation further remains an open question.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026

“He just muddles through and uses Google Images and sort of figures it out that way.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

Nabulsi, unfortunately, muddles the story with multiple subplots, some inelegant acting and contrived English-language dialogue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025

Faerie fruit, which muddles the mind, which makes humans crave it enough to starve themselves for another taste, which makes us pliant and suggestible and ridiculous.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Dementia had muddled the dates in his mind.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Rising competition and a cautious consumer backdrop have suppressed sales, analysts say, and frequent management changes have muddled the strategy.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026

Hirokazu Kore-eda directs this muddled film about grieving parents who adopt an android copy of their dead son.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Think whipped ricotta and blue cheese on crisp oil-toasted sourdough, topped with muddled olives, garlic, lemon and orange zest, fresh basil, olive brine, and a little red pepper flake.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

I looked around, muddled, with the sudden feeling that I wasn’t alone.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

The BBC understands Lord Mandelson doesn't believe there were any security concerns, wasn't asked to do anything to deal with any and there has been a muddling of key details relating to these claims.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

Most people have these spaces, she notes, but “the usual experience is of muddling along, spending these bits of time without much direction”—puttering around the house, mindlessly scrolling on our phones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

You can also try muddling in fresh basil or citrus peel to amp up the mocktail’s bitterness.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2026

That’s partly because the plot can veer into far-fetched territory, but also because we see the story unfold from two different viewpoints, muddling the truth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

Ajay would head to the secondary school on a nearby island and keep muddling along for a few more years of schooling.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins