muddle
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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
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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
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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
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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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