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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

The change is likely to confuse home sellers in the region who expect to see their listings on Zillow and buyers who are using Zillow in their housing search, real-estate agents said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

“It’s a hard world for little things,” Lillian Gish famously says in “The Night of the Hunter,” a movie nobody will ever confuse with “The Mandalorian and Grogu.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

“Ordinarily we never ask why,” Mrs. Montague said, “because it tends to confuse planchette. However, this time we were bold, and came right out and asked. Arthur?”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson




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