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conflicting

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verb

present participle of conflict

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Adjective
For their part, White House officials have released conflicting or confusing statements. Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025 The series is told through multiple perspectives, exploring the conflicting accounts within the family about what happened. Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
These conflicting forces are creating more uncertainty around future Fed rate cuts. Landen Williams, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 Madoff attended a hearing regarding the conflicting status of his legal representation in his multi-billion dollar fraud allegations. Dan Mangan, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for conflicting

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“Conflicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conflicting. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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