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The mainstream press expressed perplexity at his embrace of an Irish cultural identity "despite being born and raised in England".

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The performances, too, are more likenesses than full characterizations, which, admittedly, is wholly in keeping with the perplexities being dramatized.

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The authors expressed perplexity about why excess deaths actually rose in 2021, despite the arrival of the vaccines and the implementation of social anti-pandemic measures, and remained elevated the following year.

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He said he felt some “perplexity” about how it was released and said he understood Israel’s anger.

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The results challenge a so-called Darwinian paradox that expresses a sense of perplexity about the prevalence of same-sex sexual behaviors in many species.

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