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muddle

[muhd-l] / ˈmʌd l /




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Daco recently raised the chance of a U.S. recession to 40% because of these worries, but he still thinks the economy is sturdy enough to muddle along.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

So the best investors can hope for in the U.K. is probably that the government will muddle through without succumbing to a political or fiscal collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

"I do 12-hour shifts at work and trying to muddle all of them together has just been really hard," Clark says.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Another muddle concerns his expectations of economic gains from artificial intelligence.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

“Hey, the meds can muddle your imagination, but they can’t kill it.”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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