muddied
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The effects of the climate cycle on wildfires are muddied by countless other weather and ecological factors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
In May, India's civil aviation minister muddied the waters when he told reporters the investigation into the crash was into its "last stage", and that the final report would "mostly... come after a month".
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
This is where it starts to get muddied.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026
For other companies, the uncertainty around when the war ends and what the Middle East looks like afterward has muddied forecasts.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
Another hundred years were ground up and churned, and what had happened was all muddied by the way folks wanted it to be—more rich and meaningful the farther back it was.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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