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confusion

[kuhn-fyoo-zhuhn] / kənˈfyu ʒən /




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The new one is better, but the thinking behind it still rests on a dangerous confusion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

This confusion shapes how we imagine time in fiction and pop science.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

That said, the confusion is understandable, given the amount of hand-wringing over dating recessions and falling birth rates we regularly hear about.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

"This confusion, this limbo haunts us," he said, describing the absence of closure about what had happened.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

But there’s no confusion when I read his eyes—he’s serious about Aunt J behaving.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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