mix up

You can mix up the kinds of stocks you own: technology versus consumer goods, for example, or overseas versus U.S. companies.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

Stier wanted there to be six stand-up sets, mirroring other comedy shows like Shannon Cloud’s, but he wanted to mix up the flow with breaks between the sets.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

It may omit relevant information while summarizing, mix up who is speaking and misinterpret context—such as missing nonverbal cues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

"The responsible culprits tried to mix up substandard net with qualified nets so as to cheat inspection and law enforcement agencies," Lee said, calling the suspects "evil".

From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025

I mix up her summer with my own.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

There’s been a terrible mix-up at the Ghost Guild, a supernatural organization that aims to “protect and serve the spectral.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

South Korea were also victims of a mix-up when the national anthem for North Korea was played for the South's hockey team.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

A few months after Mark Walter became the chairman and majority owner of the Dodgers, he was told a fan in one of Dodger Stadium’s upper decks was upset about a mix-up with his tickets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Alastair Chambers, from Gloucester, said the mix-up happened when he returned to Kathmandu after flying back in a humanitarian aid helicopter from a village near the Trishuli river.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Perhaps it had been lost in a comical mix-up involving two identical sheaves of paper, in which Penelope’s notes were mistakenly swapped for, say, a collection of soup recipes.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

The Asian Games in Japan will close later Sunday after a fortnight of record-smashing displays from young stars, but marred by mix-ups, patchy crowds and accusations of mismanagement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Yet embarrassing discoveries, personal data mix-ups and even cybersecurity issues abound, so you should understand the risks—and ways to stay safe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

The mix-ups were the result of responding to a wildfire of unprecedented scale, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025

There have been several lawsuits in recent years brought against US fertility clinics over IVF mix-ups.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025

Some people even misspelled her job title as “Crypt Analyst,” which led to mix-ups.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield