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So Roberts and the Dodgers are left to muddle on with Smith regardless of how much he struggles offensively.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

I meet each new crisis with little more than a desire to muddle through, to patch it up well enough that I can forget about it.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Plus, Kevin Warsh wants the Fed to say less, and AI deepfakes muddle the midterms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

Daco recently raised the chance of a U.S. recession to 40% because of these worries, but he still thinks the economy is sturdy enough to muddle along.

From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026

Two dozen coves and inlets, each with its pleasant muddle of sailboats and summer homes, ran the circumference of San Piedro, an endless series of pristine anchorages.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

This is a highly complicated measure that involves jail financing and seeks to clean up some bureaucratic muddles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

Scientists have simulated conditions that allow hazy skies to form in water-rich exoplanets, a crucial step in determining how haziness muddles observations by ground and space telescopes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2023

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

Wendy’s has faced rising competition, management changes and muddled promotional offers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

If that sounds muddled, it is because the relationship between the two men is not straightforward.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Though much of the action is muddled by a superfluity of angles and edits, Sten looks very good whenever we get more than a glimpse of her in motion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

But the play’s aims and ideas are so muddled that little of what follows these developments makes any sense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

A rough, awkward, muddled love, but love all the same.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

Playwright Kat Chandler’s interpretation leaves open the question of whether our impressions of its witch are unwarranted or dead right, further muddling our judgment with the introduction of Carrie-Anne Moss’ university professor, Katherine Hargrove.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

Most writers of detective stories trick us by withholding or muddling the one clue that explains everything; Chesterton is so fun that you won’t even care.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

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

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