perplex
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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
Yusef wasn’t terrified of girls in hijab; they didn’t perplex him.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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
Yet even there, the ethnic aisle persists, and its composition often perplexes her.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2021
This is the category that most perplexes analysts.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2021
The missionary perplexes himself in vain attempting to get at his soul.
From The Gentle Reader by Samuel McChord Crothers
Some of the buried objects had been burned so thoroughly as to defy explanation, while the abundance of gold—far more than can be found in China’s traditional Yellow River Basin—has perplexed experts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
“We are a bit perplexed by the news,” they wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
What supporters will perhaps be most perplexed by is the timing of Howe's departure.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The mind-body question that has perplexed philosophers for millennia has acquired added resonance in the digital era.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Pouring himself a glass of orange juice, he watched these girls of his, perplexed.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
The uncanny behavior of the models is fascinating, slightly disturbing—and deeply perplexing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
To think they have allowed him to enter the final year of his contract is perplexing - but that is where we are.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
What’s perplexing is that Nolan’s said as much himself.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
"Every step further back in time makes the puzzle more perplexing: How did the Universe produce supermassive black holes so quickly?"
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Or—and this was the perplexing thought—had she used him?
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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