nonplussed
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The unflappable Lincoln might have been a little nonplussed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
For now, investors appear nonplussed about potential disruptions to regional supply flows.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
I was nonplussed at a 1992 symposium in Vienna when a hall filled with international art world denizens went absolutely wild, cheering and stomping when Kelley was introduced on a panel.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025
"This is how I'd do it if I was DJ," he tells a group of nonplussed staff as dance music strains at his laptop speakers.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025
The noisome fumes of the stink bomb forced officials to evacuate the school. nonplussed.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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