confusion
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The company, which offers credit cards used to make rent and mortgage payments, had fumbled a critical transition, leading to confusion and financial stress for its customers.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
"We regret the error and apologise for any confusion it has caused."
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Together, those lines of evidence allowed the team to connect historical species names with the correct evolutionary lineages and clear up taxonomic confusion that had persisted for decades.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
These are people for whom 20th-century progress felt a lot more like regression, and certainly the source of moral confusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The badger stepped back, surveying the surrounding forest with obvious confusion.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Vocabulary lists containing confusion
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act IV
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 4
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Part 1 Vocabulary (Unit 3)
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