puzzled
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Puzzled, I challenged him: “You didn’t give me a gift on our very first date.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2024
Puzzled by the whole thing, the man brings his tale before our foremost oracle on domestic strife, Reddit.
From Slate • Apr. 26, 2024
Puzzled scientists are searching for the cause of a strange and alarming outbreak of severe hepatitis in young children, with 74 cases documented in the United Kingdom and three in Spain.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 15, 2022
Puzzled by how good this result was, I did it again, and it provided similar results.
From The Verge • Feb. 11, 2022
Puzzled, I did as he bid, staring at my image in the flowing water: my long hair, my dirty, bruised, and tear-streaked face, my red-rimmed eyes.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
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