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confounding

[kon-foun-ding, kuhn-] / kɒnˈfaʊn dɪŋ, kən- /














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Because Golding’s account of his death was so deliberately confounding, I wasn’t sure what happened.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

This approach was designed to reduce bias and account for potential confounding factors.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

Donald Trump trades stocks at a confounding rate, Everlane is reportedly sold to Shein, and online media is succumbing to bots.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

“We cannot look at this single liver case in a silo,” Raffat wrote, adding that “such cases do tend to occur on other GLPs as well because of various confounding factors.”

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Their banter might be hilarious were it not so confounding and, often, scary.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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