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bemused

[bih-myoozd] / bɪˈmyuzd /




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Tourists trying to navigate major central London landmarks on Saturday were left bemused by an enormous £4.5m police operation to keep rival protestors apart.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The judge held the statue in her hands with a bemused look.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

He’s bemused in retrospect by the strange spectacle of a “little white boy in short trousers” frolicking with a Black man old enough to be his father.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Spizzirri looked bemused as he shook his head.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

The class tittered, and even Mr. Quisling looked somewhat bemused.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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