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The chance discovery led to one of the greatest archaeological finds in modern history, and the artifacts from Sanxingdui stirred questions that still perplex experts four decades later.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

Joao Neves, Kvaratskhelia and Mendes ended up on the left flank in close proximity - an asymmetrical set-up intended to perplex Liverpool.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026

Zika, a mosquito-borne virus first identified in 1947 in a Rhesus macaque monkey, continues to perplex scientists in many ways nearly 80 years later.

From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2025

This pattern of abruptly rejecting safe foods can perplex parents and clinicians alike and, on the surface, can look like dieting.

From Slate ● Jan. 4, 2025

“You puzzle me, Jane: your look and tone of sorrowful audacity perplex and pain me. I want an explanation.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

However, what often perplexes people are the symptoms that mimic allergies, such as wheezing, headaches and skin flushing.

From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2024

“It’s one of the questions that perplexes me.”

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2022

This is the category that most perplexes analysts.

From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2021

So, if you are a white person and someone calls you racist, and the charge perplexes you, what should you do?

From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2019

Now, I wish to give as wide a berth as possible to that freewill controversy which perplexes so many minds, and is apt to intrude at this point.

From Social Rights And Duties Addresses to Ethical Societies Vol II by Leslie Stephen

We got lost once, and our entourage received several perplexed glances from workers, but otherwise it was smooth sailing.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

New Zealand police came to the rescue of a seal crossing a busy road, helping the perplexed pinniped pup back safely into the water, they said Monday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

You saw an unfocused and unbothered bunch who, afterward, seemed mainly perplexed by their lack of execution.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

"All of the employees had been doing this for decades. I was this newcomer and I had really no idea what was going on. So, they were really perplexed by me as well."

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Foreign visitors were especially perplexed by the apparent absence of scientific ambition at the lab.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Even more perplexing was his decision in March to confront the Pentagon over certain military and security uses of his AI, at the risk of losing everything.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Matthew McConaughey stars as an Oklahoma honeymaker in a perplexing film that also features Kurt Russell and Angelina LookingGlass.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

What’s perplexing is that Nolan’s said as much himself.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

The weakness in the won then, has been perplexing to many forex analysts.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 3, 2026

He had crossed over in the usual perplexing fashion; physical merging—accompanied by mental and spiritual identification—with Wilbur Mercer had reoccurred.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick