puzzled
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Puzzled, I challenged him: “You didn’t give me a gift on our very first date.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2024
Puzzled scientists are searching for the cause of a strange and alarming outbreak of severe hepatitis in young children, with 74 cases documented in the United Kingdom and three in Spain.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 15, 2022
Puzzled by how good this result was, I did it again, and it provided similar results.
From The Verge • Feb. 11, 2022
Q. Puzzled possible party participant: Before the pandemic, I was asked to participate in a close friend’s wedding in a pretty major way, which I agreed to with pleasure.
From Slate • Aug. 9, 2021
Puzzled, I put the bills back into the cashbox.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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