confounding
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The evidence on the shingles vaccine and dementia comes from the equivalent of a gold-standard natural experiment where the influence of such confounding variables has been minimized, he says.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 7, 2026
One particularly confounding and repeated grievance is the film’s title.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026
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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
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 • Jan. 22, 2026
Immoral logic seemed to be confounding him at every turn.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
