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perplexing

[per-plek-sing] / pərˈplɛk sɪŋ /


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What might motivate Rozier to take part in such as scheme is perplexing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The Supreme Court handed down a perplexing 5–4 decision on Thursday in Hamm v.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

Paul Donovan, UBS chief economist, suggested that while the April inflation data might be perplexing, the president’s reaction was notable.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

And even though the shoe won’t be available to the public until later this month, it’s already perplexing the few people who have seen it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

These peculiar and at first perplexing predictions of special relativity are true in the deepest sense that anything in science is true.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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