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The phrase "are often confounded by" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing situations where people or things are confused or mixed up due to various factors.
Example: "Many students are often confounded by complex mathematical concepts, leading to frustration in their studies."
Alternatives: "are frequently confused by" or "are often perplexed by".
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Acoustic measurements in turbulent flows are often confounded by turbulent pressure fluctuations.
Reconnaissance measurements of animal behavior are often confounded by unmeasured or uncontrolled variables.
Claims of environmental injustice are often confounded by the potential for reverse causality.
Moreover, results are often confounded by the presence of hearing loss.
Executives are often confounded by culture, because much of it is anchored in unspoken behaviors, mindsets, and social patterns.
MONSOONS AND TYPHOONS THESE terms are often confounded by American readers, and it is to be regretted that a recent government compilation lends authority to the same error.
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I am often confounded by something else I'd forgotten about children: they have no respect for sequential thought.
One of the most vexing problems in neuro-oncology is the accurate determination of disease progression, which is often confounded by phenomena such as pseudoprogression.
Organic farming may be more beneficial to biodiversity than nonorganic farming but the comparison is often confounded by regional within-farm and landscape differences.
Regional wall stress cannot be measured in the intact heart and LV function after surgical remodeling is often confounded by inotropic agents and mitral repair.
The combination of predator and craftsman which persuaded United to pay £19m for Van Nistelrooy was seen at its best and their opponents were often confounded by Ryan Giggs's speed and penetration.
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