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fluster

[fluhs-ter] / ˈflʌs tər /




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The defending champion is part of a seven-way tie for the first-round lead after plotting a three-under round of 67 which encapsulated his ability to play with relentless diligence and barely a flicker of fluster.

From BBC May 15, 2026

The Falcons lack a great pass rush but might not need one to fluster Vikings rookie QB Jaren Hall, making his debut.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 2, 2023

I always told myself I wouldn’t let Harry fluster me.

From Slate May 27, 2023

Throughout the attempts, I was also struck that nothing seemed to fluster the AI.

From Scientific American May 25, 2023

This flattery to the point of fluster happens more often than I care to admit when she’s around, and it was unnerving at first because I’d never reacted to a girl that way before.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

"Nothing ever flusters Finn," says Scotland team-mate Kyle Steyn.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2026

Not even her obliteration of such sacred territory as replacing Paul's traditional family tree with a bigger one flusters him, even though he didn't ask.

From Salon Nov. 27, 2022

If Geno Smith can continue his hot start and the defense flusters Trey Lance like the Bears did last week, it’s a game they could win.

From Seattle Times Sep. 16, 2022

She teaches English, flusters the principal and flirts with a colleague.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2020

It is her peculiarity that a direct question, the answer to which involves a decision, flusters her painfully.

From A Cry in the Wilderness by Waller, Mary E. (Mary Ella)

“Let me put on some clothes first,” she told the nurse, flustered.

From Salon May 27, 2026

But he got noticeably flustered when asked about his relationship with Shivon Zilis.

From BBC May 15, 2026

And Wall Street has pointedly refused to be flustered by the conflict in recent weeks, particularly after excitement over robust corporate earnings.

From Barron's May 11, 2026

Ms. Medina, playing the flustered, overtaxed Tiphaine, is terrific, as is Ms. Arné, whose Lucie has to toggle from hard-boiled detective to strategy-free investigator.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

It must have flustered him, because he left his briefcase behind when he went out to the vigil.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

Maybe knowing so many people is behind his sweating, flustering, and giggling.

From BBC Oct. 18, 2025

The Timberwolves won 120-95 on their home court in Game 1 by flustering Booker into a 5-for-16 shooting performance.

From Seattle Times Apr. 22, 2024

Even now I couldn’t tell what Harry wanted from me, or whether flustering me was just part of his fun.

From Slate May 27, 2023

The Chargers lost to the Broncos 28-13 on an afternoon that had been a closely contested, sometimes flustering, often confounding affair — until they crumbled.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 30, 2021

Vigilant valour will afford More help, my boy, than fear or flustering.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 31, 1892 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir




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