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confuse

[kuhn-fyooz] / kənˈfyuz /




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It should not confuse every relative-price shock with monetary inflation or every labor-market improvement with “overheating.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

As “Obsession” so painstakingly reminds the viewer over the next 90-some minutes, a romance and a love story are not the same thing, and our ability to so easily confuse the two is Barker’s point.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

No one would ever confuse Harold Pinter with Jean Genet, or Beckett with Ionesco for that matter.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

To conclude otherwise is to confuse a misuse of military power with the nature of the domain itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

And in any case one should not confuse clarity with condescension.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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