muddied
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Meta is moving to upend its fact-checking operations just as generative artificial intelligence has muddied the waters of the digital world.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
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
The effects of the climate cycle on wildfires are muddied by countless other weather and ecological factors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
In May, India's civil aviation minister muddied the waters when he told reporters the investigation into the crash was into its "last stage", and that the final report would "mostly... come after a month".
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Another hundred years were ground up and churned, and what had happened was all muddied by the way folks wanted it to be—more rich and meaningful the farther back it was.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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