confounding

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But when the researchers took into account confounding factors such as a family history of neurodevelopmental disorders or mothers’ preexisting mental health conditions, the correlation disappeared.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Eli An analyst noted thin details and potential confounding factors.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Playing a confounding, cantankerous old painter who hasn’t touched a canvas in at least 20 years, Mr. McKellen delivers yet another marvelous late-career highlight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

One particularly confounding and repeated grievance is the film’s title.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 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