flummox

It has continued to flummox consumers in countries such as Spain and Italy, where "mermelada" and "marmellata" respectively are commonly used for spreads made from other kinds of fruit, such as plums and figs.

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026

That’s roughly as much as Tesla and, if it happens, will flummox traditional aerospace and defense analysts just like Tesla’s valuation can upset traditional car people.

From Barron's ● Dec. 12, 2025

The provision is remarkably straightforward—a far cry from the ambiguous, sloppy, or muddled laws that typically flummox the judiciary.

From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2024

Keeping characters’ appearances consistent between shots is tough, they said; eyeballs continue to flummox the software.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2023

"I'm thinking these lads have mixed themselves up to flummox us."

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman

How a city that built itself on imagination and self-promotion could miss an opportunity right in front of us — something the world would pay attention to — simply flummoxes me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2023

Becoming a threat with the deep ball will simply add a new wrinkle to Rising’s skillset, which routinely flummoxes defenses.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2022

The problem is, the planting and harvesting of horticultural crops that is handled so easily by people flummoxes robots.

From Salon ● May 7, 2022

But he soon learns that he has been made senior vice president of the new Urban Division, a title that flummoxes him.

From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2014

"Nobody flummoxes Hold-Your-Nose Billy and gets away with it!"

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman

Shanahan has also felt flummoxed whenever he checks what time it is for his family back home and sees that they’re a day behind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

With a manoeuvre as audacious as it was inspired, Robson-Kanu flummoxed three surrounding Belgian defenders with a Cruyff-turn before finishing supremely beyond Thibaut Courtois.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

The chief of detectives, Louis Cottell, for his part, made no effort to hide how flummoxed he was by the killer’s refusal to take credit.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

But even though these systems have mastered chess, conquered Go and unfolded nearly all of the known proteins in the universe, they were initially flummoxed by the mere concept of a bracket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

When she realized she was going to have to go downtown to the courthouse, Anthony excused herself and went upstairs to change clothes, leaving the flummoxed marshal waiting in the parlor.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

More broadly, considering England's campaign as a whole, the wild form fluctuations are most flummoxing.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026

Azevedo, known for flummoxing hitters with her drop ball while Garcia and Faraimo thrived with their rise ball, became the third option.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2022

More than a month ago, when Olympic rosters were still coming into view, Sweden’s coach offered a plain-spoken assessment of a field whose fluidity and mystery were flummoxing men’s hockey executives around the world.

From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2022

Butler threw a stick into the spokes of Houston’s well-oiled machine to start the half, flummoxing the Cougars with a more aggressive defense.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2021

But amid Levenson’s overhaul and director Stephen Chbosky’s grounded aesthetic — both of which fluctuate between fascinating and flummoxing — “Dear Evan Hansen’s” foundation thankfully survives the stage-to-screen remodeling.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2021