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is muddling

  • present progressive of muddle (3rd person singular).

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They’re telling us right now that the economy is muddling through.

From Barron's Nov. 17, 2025

Manufacturing, which makes up 11.1% of the economy, is muddling along as higher borrowing costs slow demand for goods.

From Reuters Sep. 27, 2023

That’s been largely absent in the West, where Golden State is muddling along under .500 while Utah and Portland are around the top of the conference.

From Seattle Times Nov. 15, 2022

He is muddling through by meeting with MBS while raising the issue of Khashoggi’s murder.

From Washington Post Jul. 17, 2022

Protest, daring, chivalry, the passion for the colour of life and the colour of words—he is the impersonation of these things in a world that is muddling its way half-heartedly towards the Promised Land.

From Old and New Masters by Lynd, Robert