baffling
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Alliance Party assembly member Peter McReynolds, who sits on Stormont's infrastructure committee, said it was "baffling" that DfI had extended the scheme "without producing any evidence to justify the decision".
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Tamasi gave Jones the bag, she said, but his request was baffling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
To Gilbert Arenas, the former NBA star and podcast host whose son Alijah is a freshman guard with the Trojans, the move was particularly baffling.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
The baffling disappearance of a fair-haired, little boy from a remote Australian farm has been declared a major crime, with detectives pointing the finger at a suspect in his home.
From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026
The words and actions of white people were baffling signs to me.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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