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Which Shakespeare play includes characters left bewildered by magic?

bewildered

[bih-wil-derd] / bɪˈwɪl dərd /


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Other times, I was interviewing believers and, more often, their bewildered loved ones.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Birds and other animals, bewildered by unforeseen night, start behaving strangely.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

At first, I was pleasantly surprised, if a little bewildered because of who they came from.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

The father of three travels widely, often encountering bewildered questions about why Jews opt to live in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Carl huddled in a chair, nursing his bony knees, fascinated and bewildered by the grimaces of the big Greek.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers


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