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muddle

[muhd-l] / ˈmʌd l /




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The muddle of Catholic teaching on war has been a long time in the making.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 6, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2026

For China’s economy to muddle along, Chu says, the U.S. economy needs to do well and keep buying Chinese goods, even if they are no longer coming via Vietnam or Malaysia.

From Barron's Dec. 27, 2025

Lululemon recently came under criticism from analysts for its partnership with the NFL, on concerns that it would further muddle the waters for a company better known for its yoga pants than for football merchandise.

From MarketWatch Dec. 11, 2025

There was a muddle of arms and laughing and I wished I could go up to my room.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

That may be a greenlight for investors to take a closer look at well-positioned companies, even if China’s economy merely muddles along.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

“He just muddles through and uses Google Images and sort of figures it out that way.”

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 23, 2025

And his recent strategy to rebuke “weirdness” further muddles his role as the “normal” ally of the GSA.

From Salon Sep. 22, 2024

But the recent discovery of this active, deeper slip plane, which sits at roughly twice the depth of the previously tracked landslides, further muddles any possible solution to the growing disaster.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2024

He muddles his vowel sounds, drops some consonants and even whole syllables.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Hirokazu Kore-eda directs this muddled film about grieving parents who adopt an android copy of their dead son.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The legends surrounding the team can, at times, become muddled.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

If anything, it muddled our relationship, the communicative signals of the PetPhone confusing Clover and ultimately making me feel distanced from her.

From Slate Jun. 20, 2026

After all, Mary’s details are vague and muddled.

From Salon Apr. 24, 2026

We are caught in that undertow now with a massive wave behind us surging forward, and the image is so powerful, and my mind so weakened, I get muddled.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

The BBC understands Lord Mandelson doesn't believe there were any security concerns, wasn't asked to do anything to deal with any and there has been a muddling of key details relating to these claims.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

The timeline for investments is often years, muddling the near-term outlook for manufacturing.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 3, 2026

You can also try muddling in fresh basil or citrus peel to amp up the mocktail’s bitterness.

From Salon Jan. 18, 2026

That’s partly because the plot can veer into far-fetched territory, but also because we see the story unfold from two different viewpoints, muddling the truth.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2025

But if we are grown-ups who have been through full-time education, we have no excuse for muddling them up.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author




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