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confounding

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














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Shiffrin’s struggles at the Games are even more confounding in the context of her career.

From The Wall Street Journal

The analysis illuminates one of the most confounding aspects of “Beloved”: the character called Beloved is the ghost of the murdered daughter and also of an unknown soul who died in the Middle Passage.

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Such confounding and mediating factors undermine the plaintiffs’ claims of causation.

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Where to watch: Peacock Nominated for: Visual effects What we said: “‘Rebirth’ is a confounding title for a downbeat entry that’s mostly preoccupied by death and neglect.”

From Los Angeles Times

What makes this still more confounding is that the U.S. already has a treaty allowing it to establish military bases in Greenland.

From The Wall Street Journal