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• “In short: an insulting remark during the course of a discussion about the women; blow; attempted robbery.” And Monsieur Froget went to bed The Tenth Culprit: THE TIMMERMANS THE FACTS were rather muddled, the witnesses were tentative or contradictory, what was certain and uncertain was so poorly delineated that Monsieur Froget was forced to fall back on a classic procedure of establishing an objective summary of all the pertinent information. —  The 13 Culprits - Georges Simenon - 1929
• Driver got hopelessly muddled, and landed up in a ditch on the other side of East Bealing. —  Watson's Choice - Gladys Mitchell - Bradley 28 - 1955
• His words were thick and muddled, as if he had only just learned to talk. —  Aeon Five
• Israel's domestic politics are increasingly muddled, and its way forward obscure. —  Atlas Shrugs
• To make matters even more muddled, the Reds also have non-roster invitee Andy Phillips in camp, who can play first base. —  Baseball Analysts

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