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confusing

[kuhn-fyoo-zing] / kənˈfyu zɪŋ /


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During argument, Sotomayor pointed to findings that Google’s interfaces themselves were confusing and opaque.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

If that’s confusing, it’s because it’s meant to be — at least a little.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The current dietary guidelines for Americans actually make the same recommendation, which is confusing given that they also recommend regularly eating foods high in saturated fat.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

The handball law is confusing at the best of times, but one factor has always outweighed any other.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

He visits the fortune-teller, who does not recognize him but lays his future out in polite rows of cards, though she admits that bits of it are overlapping and confusing.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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