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redound

[ri-dound] / rɪˈdaʊnd /
VERB
be deflected
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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

But Mr. Polskin wondered if the negative focus on Mr. Trump’s comments could ultimately redound to the president’s benefit.

From New York Times • May 27, 2020

The scientific progress thus made will always redound largely to their credit in the story of the intellectual development of modern Europe.

From The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)