garbled
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The group exhibition “To Share a Stomach” is a bit like the children’s game Telephone, in which a phrase, whispered from person to person, inevitably comes out a bit garbled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Greenspan delighted in his ability to keep markets and politicians on their toes by wrapping his views in complex, garbled syntax.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
But folk I talk to in Whitehall think the president has garbled some of the details of what the leaders discussed privately.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
The anchor offered a garbled 90-second monologue that credited and blamed both sides — if it said anything at all.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026
“Last stop,” the conductor’s voice garbled over the intercom.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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