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confound

[kon-found, kuhn-, kon-found] / kɒnˈfaʊnd, kən-, ˈkɒnˈfaʊnd /


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“The launch of the Luce, Ferrari’s first electric car, on 25 May may well confound some sceptics as well.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Eli Carter and Martin Tobias suggest that a reversion to negative equity- bond correlations could confound expectations in 2026.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 22, 2025

Or later, as he sought photographic evidence of the Mars canals: “We must secure some canals to confound the skeptics” — which, today, carries eerie echoes of “Find me the votes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

While the strikers can look frail, their willingness to suffer is meant to confound the state and emphasize their unshakeable commitment to a cause.

From Salon • May 1, 2025

Either she doesn't want to confound the jury, or she has no more idea than I have why Sam Westing had to play two roles.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin




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