bewildering
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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
There is something intuitively catchy about brain attack, even if it’s also a little bewildering.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
Stalin “possessed both an uncontrollable temper and extraordinary willpower. He was capable of bewildering recklessness and cold-blooded displays of control.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
But Jareth and “Labyrinth” introduced a new generation to the magnitude of his bewildering, potent artistic sorcery.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026
Chemists also used a bewildering variety of symbols and abbreviations, often self-invented.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
