bafflement
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Here, inside of a tightly symmetrical structure, Giotto places the followers of Jesus speaking in tongues—flames sprout from their heads—while onlookers, separated by a low wall, view the scene with bafflement.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
The billionaire entrepreneur-turned-efficiency expert has opined previously about the AfD, expressing his bafflement at the mainstream unease it prompts within Germany over echoes of the country’s Nazi past.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024
It was met with bafflement at why a provocative television host was being tapped to run the Pentagon.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024
The general mood in the Labour Party and in government is one of slight bafflement.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024
Then, to his bafflement, he saw the three of them come out of the souvenir shop in perfect formation with Prosper and Bo in the middle.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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