bemused
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“Snazzy. Does the job,” said Ruscha, looking bemused and speaking in short bursts of headline-style phrases like one of his famous paintings.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Spizzirri looked bemused as he shook his head.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
Dupont reacted fastest, picking the ball up and strolling past the bemused La Rochelle pack to score.
From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025
Mr. Swift’s bemused account of the Burbage-Brayne partnership is one of several aspects of the book that erase the distance between 16th-century Shoreditch and 21st-century Broadway.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
Frieda and I were bemused, irritated, and fascinated by her.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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