puzzling

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It would be easy to conclude that this is merely a case of managers using A.I. to do less work, but many employees have noticed something puzzling: Their managers seem more burned out than ever.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

And yet he then showed why he has admirers who find his exclusion from Tuchel's plans puzzling.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Byrne’s well-earned accolades allow “Tow” to fare better than it otherwise would have, while also causing “Tow” to horseshoe back to its starting point as an overall puzzling career choice.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

Its guidance has diverged from rival Novo Nordisk’s outlook, which is puzzling to both investors and the analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Those cases, initially so puzzling to us moderns accustomed to viewing writing as indispensable to a complex society, included one of the world’s largest empires as of A.D.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond