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confusion

[kuhn-fyoo-zhuhn] / kənˈfju ʒən /




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City lawyers say the Mamdani administration followed the law and is working to clear up any confusion.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Beata Tikos, of Tibet House in New York, a cultural centre founded by Dalai Lama, said it was not surprising that there "may be confusion" around Beijing's messaging.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

The company, which offers credit cards used to make rent and mortgage payments, had fumbled a critical transition, leading to confusion and financial stress for its customers.

From Salon Sep. 1, 2026

Together, those lines of evidence allowed the team to connect historical species names with the correct evolutionary lineages and clear up taxonomic confusion that had persisted for decades.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

It was a measure of the confusion and delusion on Wall Street that Deutsche Bank didn’t care to run that risk.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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