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The Cubs, meanwhile, managed only one hit after the third inning as four Brewers relievers -- Jacob Misiorowski, Aaron Ashby, rookie Chad Patrick and Abner Uribe -- combined to mystify Chicago batters to the finish.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2025

The tackling issues Sunday seemed to mystify defensive coordinator Clint Hurtt, who the previous week lauded the team’s recent improvement.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024

The power of movies to reveal, arouse and mystify is also very much on Oren’s mind, specifically the eccentric, transformative discipline of Foley artists: sound technicians who bend everyday objects into a new aural reality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2023

Here, senior writer Mary Elizabeth Williams amps up the classic with an unexpected ingredient that adds a sharp, bright note that will both mystify and satisfy.

From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2022

That seemed to carry some weight, or else to mystify the bear sufficiently to make him pause.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

"What mystifies me is why not relaunch The Tig," she says, referring to the lifestyle website that Meghan once ran.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025

“There’s this thing about this place that has so much history. In a way, it mystifies movies forever. Once your film was in Cannes, it was in Cannes.”

From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2024

This orca behavior mystifies scientists—but they identified a few potential explanations, such as play.

From National Geographic ● Oct. 30, 2023

While the Bronx is less than an hour from Columbia by subway, it feels like a whole other world — one that at times mystifies Sarah.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 8, 2022

Their inclusion mystifies me, as it suggests that these fears might be considered in any way unreasonable.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Some Berkshire investors remain mystified by Sokol’s rise and fall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026

“We were mystified by the actions of the conference, to attack, you know, their biggest, really, business partner in football and a member of their conference in 24 of our other sports,” Bevaqua said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025

This unusual formation has fascinated and mystified both scientists and the public for decades.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2025

“There is a reason people are mystified: He is something of a mystery,” says retired federal Judge Vaughn Walker, a 1989 George H.W.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025

I was mystified when the youngest son, a Zionist, decided to leave his home for distant Palestine.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

This month, the mystifying cases of the ill-fated Ecuadorean fishing craft drew brief attention on Capitol Hill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

“This rigorous approach just hasn’t been taken with VSELs. I find the work mystifying and lacking in rigor,” he said.

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026

Past crypto selloffs had clearer explanations, which made this one more mystifying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026

In the weeks since, she’s only doubled down with mystifying half-comments and quotes of questionable veracity in other publications.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2025

It enthralled him with its mystifying machinery; the rest of the world was still using candles and kerosene lamps.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee