confuse
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Do not confuse hot takes with sounding tough.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
But you mustn't confuse the luckiness of some within the late baby boom, with the luckiness of the whole cohort.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
But don’t confuse this backdrop for stagflation, a term developed during the 1970s to characterize a moribund economy and nosebleed levels of inflation due to large disruptions in energy prices.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Spindel said Powell’s continued presence could confuse markets and would complicate communications between Powell and his likely successor as Fed chair, Kevin Warsh.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
This is certainly not the place to argue whether or not Freudianism and Marxism should be deemed pseudosciences, but a tendency to confuse factual statements with empty logical formulations leads to sloppy thought.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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