mixed messages/signals
plural noun
: a showing of thoughts or feelings that are very different from each other
I don't know if he likes me; he keeps giving me mixed messages.
She's sending mixed signals about her feelings.
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Add this all up, and the fintech sector ultimately looks just as entangled in mixed signals as the wider world of VCs and startups.
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Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2024
One place with few mixed signals is AI, where things are still gung-ho.
—Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2024
There were mixed signals for school voucher supporters during last week's election.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
The report adds to mixed signals recently about the economy and with financial markets on edge about how the Federal Reserve will respond.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
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Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2024
One place with few mixed signals is AI, where things are still gung-ho.
—Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2024
There were mixed signals for school voucher supporters during last week's election.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
The report adds to mixed signals recently about the economy and with financial markets on edge about how the Federal Reserve will respond.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Mixed messages/signals.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20messages%2Fsignals. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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