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It can be all too easy to conflate generosity of spirit with financial largesse.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

I asked him to explain what was actually wrong with the SPLC, and how best not to conflate that with what the Trump administration is alleging now.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

The branding has worked wonders for the studio’s reputation, leading diehard loyalists to conflate the production-and-distribution company with the art it finances — resulting in capsule collections of merch flying off the digital shelves.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

"People want to conflate that we have global obligations with the turning of our backs to this region," he said, denying that was the case.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

Such a conflate use of Anu-Enlil would present a striking parallel to the Hebrew combination Yahweh-Elohim, though of course in the case of the former pair the subsequent stage of identification was never attained.

From Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition by L. W. (Leonard William) King

It conflates European recycling systems with the market-based infrastructure that drives recycling in the U.S. and misses a more important question.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

This definition conflates Jewish people with the state of Israel while also maintaining that conflating Jewish people with the state of Israel is itself antisemitic.

From Slate ● May 29, 2025

“The public conflates that with the truth: ‘They’re telling it like it is.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2025

Not all are alike, but the average person conflates the terms.

From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024

The group lost an initial judicial review, but were successful on appeal when Lady Dorrian ruled that the bill "conflates and confuses two separate and distinct protected characteristics".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2023

But beyond the scientific discussion, society is confronting disruptions such as workplace displacement and a changing relationship to technology — issues Gát believes are being conflated with the consciousness debate.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

This type of consumption, often referred to as mindless eating, is frequently conflated with overeating.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

It feels like a petty grievance—yet another example of greatness being conflated with dullness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

Roasts are often conflated with competition, but that’s not what “Queer Roast” is.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

It is likely that he conflated two or three in Revere’s portrait.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

And he was attending King Charles III’s AI summit in Scotland where he cautioned against conflating the technology of artificial intelligence with a specific AI product.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

“There’s something fun about conflating the physical aches and pains of middle age with the more metaphysical aches and pains of middle age,” says Tropper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

She said there had been "no clear reason" given for Holiday's ban, but that people were "conflating" it with her 2025 post.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

The firm said Barron’s reporting could be conflating distinct matters.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

But I always hear myself displacing the two languages, conflating them—maybe conflagrating them—for there’s so much rubbing and friction, a fire always threatens to blow up between the tongues.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee