puzzled
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Plummer’s Getty is imperious and withholding, refusing to pay the ransom for his kidnapped grandson and seemingly puzzled that anyone would expect him to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Some economists were puzzled by the results but said higher minimum wage and the healthcare industry probably helped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“A lot of people are left puzzled by the gap between her actions and the words that she says about being a federalist.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
If you’re puzzled, that’s OK, you should be.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
Rooms which should contain other passengers in stasis, instead hold walls of hexagon bed tubes puzzled together like a honeycomb.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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