muddied
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As a minor complaint, the book’s discussion of what makes something intelligent is scant and muddied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
This is where it starts to get muddied.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026
Over the weekend Haseeb Hameed and Dom Sibley, two openers from England's past eyeing a recall, also made centuries which muddied the selection waters further.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
For other companies, the uncertainty around when the war ends and what the Middle East looks like afterward has muddied forecasts.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
In one Sam had found some water left, stale, muddied by the orcs, but still sufficient for their desperate case.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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