bewilder
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Essential to a wilderness is its capacity to bewilder, and though certain of Church’s colleagues in the Hudson River group, notably Worthington Whittredge, brilliantly captured this dense, enfolding quality, Church seldom did.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
If the soul of Leif Erikson were to materialize inside his statue for a day, much of what he saw would bewilder him.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2023
Viewing her show is akin to a stroll through a foreign city whose banners, placards and logos both beckon and bewilder.
From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2022
Thanksgiving is a time for making people happy, not for persuading them to drink avant-garde styles that you love but that may bewilder mainstream drinkers.
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2021
Bond market terminology was designed less to convey meaning than to bewilder outsiders.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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