bewildering

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Gloriously unpredictable and, at times, impossible to read, they are wildly entertaining - bewildering, bewitching, brilliant.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

But Jareth and “Labyrinth” introduced a new generation to the magnitude of his bewildering, potent artistic sorcery.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

An avid numerologist, in 1987, he issued new currency in denominations of nine -- a digit considered auspicious, but bewildering shoppers with mental arithmetic.

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

Residents and officials were left grappling with a bewildering question: How did the fire become so deadly so quickly?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Her father’s last weeks were happy ones under the care of Sister Federica, whose devotion to a bewildering array of saints did not lessen her duty to cleanliness.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García