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His assertion appears to conflate U.S. exports with broader North American shipments, a substantial share of which originate in Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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

Whether you feel a moral obligation is a deeply personal choice, but you should not conflate compassion with unlimited responsibility.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 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

They will argue, and I agree, that the use of the term "property" can cause people mistakenly to conflate these rights with those to physical property.

From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by James Boyle

Kenyan civil servant Geoffrey Mosiria called for the series to be banned in Kenya, arguing that it conflates polygamy with cheating, fraud and abuse.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

But the entire debate conflates two quite different things.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Descovich mentions a version of this, but in doing so conflates the word “truth” with “fact.”

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2025

The criticism of the city conflates those, and that bothers me from a moral perspective.

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2025

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

People have conflated the negative housing cycle with the strength of the business; the stock now trades for 22 times this year’s estimates.

From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026

He has embarrassingly conflated Iraq and Iran, and backpedaled on whether the U.S. is at war, but he has never shied away from a cable news hit.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026

The prize had nothing to do with the chicken heart, but articles about his award conflated the immortal chicken-heart cells with his transplantation work, and suddenly it sounded like he’d found the fountain of youth.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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 critics questioning Abu Dhabi’s and Dubai’s status as global hubs are conflating the security of the moment with structural dynamism and resilience over time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

Fair point on mining, but you’re conflating two different things.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 3, 2026

“That’s not—It’s not—You just can’t go conflating things like that.”

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds