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bewildering

[bih-wil-der-ing] / bɪˈwɪl dər ɪŋ /














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One of the more bewildering primary results of the year came this week in Michigan’s 8th Congressional District, a swing seat currently represented by Democratic freshman Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet.

From Slate Aug. 8, 2026

Passengers on board the Nottingham service described the collision as "bewildering and frightening".

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

With a richer, more bewildering harmonic vocabulary, Chopin revealed the full spectrum of the nocturne’s possibilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

Shibley Telhami, a professor of peace and development at the University of Maryland and a fellow at the Brookings Institution think tank, says the threat of a blockade was "bewildering and seems self-defeating."

From Barron's Apr. 12, 2026

Chemists also used a bewildering variety of symbols and abbreviations, often self-invented.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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