muddled

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New York’s Classic Stage Company mounts the unfinished drama that the Pulitzer winner worked on during the final decades of his life, in a muddled version ‘completed’ by playwright Kirk Lynn.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Yet the culture's court of public opinion has grown muddled, notably as concerns about fast fashion and petroleum-based materials grow.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

"The Democratic field was already pretty muddled, even after Swalwell took a small lead," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

When you’re seeing 250 people — it was a lot of people — it gets muddled.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 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