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puzzling

[puhz-ling] / ˈpʌz lɪŋ /


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The new model developed by Tripathi and his colleagues aligns more closely with those puzzling experimental results.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Nguyen Minh Dong, a former Volkswagen emissions engineer who now advises on electrification, called the rush to ban fossil fuel bikes in Hanoi "puzzling".

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The paper, which was published April 27 in Nature Neuroscience, answers a puzzling question about the mechanism controlling this long-observed cerebral movement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Why cancer has been increasing in people's late teens, 20s, 30s and 40s has been puzzling scientists for years.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

She paddled toward the beach, puzzling all the while at what had just happened.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder




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