flummoxed

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The causes of endometriosis have left our best doctors and scientists totally flummoxed: no-one in the world knows definitively how and when it begins in a woman's body.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

It is unclear what role, if any, the people may have played in Guthrie’s disappearance, which has flummoxed investigators for almost two weeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Two of them, linebackers Aiden Fisher and D’Angelo Ponds, had Alabama’s offense so flummoxed that they managed just 30 rushing yards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

It’s a question that completely flummoxed Michael Glasheen, the FBI’s branch and operations director, last week when he was testifying before the House Committee on Homeland Security.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025

She shrieked while the man struggled with the demon for possession of his walking stick, obviously flummoxed by the situation.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss