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redound

[ri-dound] / rɪˈdaʊnd /
VERB
be deflected
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After this, Cembalest turned his attention to rebutting a widely believed yet, according to him, incorrect idea pertaining to how the spike in energy prices caused by the war might redound on the U.S. economy.

From MarketWatch Apr. 6, 2026

Lower short-term rates would redound more to consumers and small-to-medium-size businesses, which depend mainly on bank borrowings.

From Barron's Jan. 31, 2026

Hamilton ”advised the president to ‘embrace such reflections and sentiments as will wear well, progress in approbation with time and redound to future reputation.’

From Salon Jan. 17, 2025

"But there is a solution and a solution that can deliver for their constituents, many of whom are public sector workers, in a way that I think would redound to their credit."

From BBC Jan. 12, 2024

The defeat and flight of the Egyptian army does not seem to redound to the credit of its leader, who must have returned bitterly disappointed to his native land.

From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Theophilus Goldridge Pinches




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