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The Alaska Division of Elections barred the decoy on grounds he filed “with a purpose to confuse or mislead” voters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The research was prompted over concerns birds could "starve" if they confuse the nurdles for food and fill their stomachs.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Attackers can deliberately alter fake videos in subtle ways designed to confuse a detector and make manipulated footage appear authentic.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

‘Celebrity endorsements sell investments for the same reason they sell shoes: People confuse familiarity with trust.’

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

To make one is nearly as soothing as a cup of tea, but to tick items off the list when completed is a feeling so delicious one might easily confuse it with actual cake.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

It confuses people, convolutes them, merges records of people with similar names, and in general has been deemed unreliable by data experts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The fibers are engineered to a length that enables them to resonate, producing a return that confuses enemy radar or tricks radar-guided missiles into locking onto the wrong target.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

“It confuses the market” that growth expectations didn’t get a lift despite AI-chip revenue jumping more than 143% from a year ago, Mulberry said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026

This creates what is known as the doorway effect, which confuses our brains.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

“Here and now confuses their equipment. You can’t ever say Logan County strangeness isn’t good for something.”

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

Teenagers will always feel jealous, obsessed, insecure, confused about who they are and what the future holds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Mogging - not to be confused with mugging or mugging someone off - refers to outshining or dominating someone, most often in looks.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

I’ve spoken to numerous supporters of the senator who are deeply confused.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Known as biofluorescence, it requires an outside source of illumination and should not be confused with bioluminescence.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

I was so confused about whether I should be happy or scared, I just sat there.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

Tiffany Feder, Dahan’s attorney, told reporters after the hearing that voter forms were mailed to Dahan’s home, and were confusing given her language barrier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

In Alaska, one thing is already clear: Plenty of voters spent confusing moments in the voting booth, including contemplating two Senate candidates named Dan Sullivan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

At a shopping center overlooking snow-capped mountains, Rae Hart approached the polling station acknowledging that it could be "confusing potentially" to have a ballot featuring two Dan Sullivans.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

After calling the Cheesecake Factory a “successful company,” he launched into a confusing defense of his garish White House redecoration.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

The process is so cumbersome, confusing, and onerous that many people who are theoretically eligible to vote never manage to get their voting rights back.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander