bewilderment
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Inhabitants of the Romanian city of Galati, near the border with Ukraine, expressed fear, bewilderment and anger on Friday after a drone crashed into a residential building, wounding two people during the night.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
From Main Street shops to big-box store parking lots, they express a mix of anger, dismay, bewilderment and sometimes laughter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
He was gone after 18 months, expressing bewilderment over the public scrutiny of every network move.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026
“To Americans who are watching this right now, and I don’t know, maybe you’re watching it with curiosity, bewilderment, horror, scorn or sympathy,” he said.
From Salon • Jan. 27, 2026
Valerie Feigen watched in near bewilderment as her husband acquired, haltingly, in fits and starts, a trait resembling tact.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing bewilderment
The Giver
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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