perplexed
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Steiner is perplexed about the attacks on the school: “I’m not sure the Bauhaus is the number one topic for the people of Dessau,” she adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
“We are a bit perplexed by the news,” they wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
The same concerns about gun control that perplexed Renaissance rulers remain unresolved in the United States today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
An ally of Keir Starmer said they were "perplexed" by John Healey's decision.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
To him, perplexity was worse than danger; and when he was perplexed he usually grew angry.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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