inexplicably

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In one scene it lingers for what struck me as an inexplicably, even discomfitingly long time on the handsome face of a young sociopath pranking a pair of little kids with small stones.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

The White House is not requiring Kushner to file financial disclosure documents, and certification of Witkoff’s has been inexplicably delayed for months.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Both men absorbed heavy punishment as the contest, almost inexplicably, went the distance.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

A lemonless macaroni soup in “The Modern Cook,” by the Victorian chef Charles Elmé Francatelli, is inexplicably called “lemony” and gets a “remapping” with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The colonists had intended to produce their own food, but inexplicably neglected to bring any cows, sheep, mules, or horses.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann