confounding
Example Sentences
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Eli An analyst noted thin details and potential confounding factors.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Among the many contentious strongmen who have popped up worldwide in the first decades of the 21st century, Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey is the most confounding.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
The film, written by Soderbergh’s frequent collaborator Ed Solomon, quietly asks the questions confounding creatives in the tech-obsessed age.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
The study is cross-sectional, which means it cannot determine cause and effect and may be influenced by confounding factors or reverse causation.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
I follow Amber in the papers to feel closer to her, but the stories are confounding.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
