confound

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Customs and Border Protection deployed a counterdrone laser on what turned out to be party balloons, showed how they can confound air defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 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

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

That one inexplicable blip at Twickenham will confound experts for the rest of time.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025

He said these things with a sly grin, knowing they would confound me as I mulled them until our next meeting.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli