perplexed
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All the while, the former secretary of state looks on perplexed.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
The December slump has perplexed investors, given that the final month of the year is historically one of the strongest in terms of stock performance, with an average gain of around 1.4%.
From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025
There are anomalies in the labor market, which are leaving people like your son feeling perplexed.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025
Skeptics who had been perplexed by Mr. Gehry’s squirming metallic shapes suddenly found them perfectly comprehensible.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
There is something very sad about contemplating a perplexed stuffed alligator when it is dark outside and you do not know who you are or who your parents were or anything about yourself at all.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
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