perplexed
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When Tamjidi told some older customers about the silent reading party, she said they were perplexed, asking, “Wait, so they would come and sit with each other, not talk, but just read silently?”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
I was perplexed that Rabbi Levine’s excellent piece left out a critical element: The story’s climax isn’t only the execution of Haman and his family of henchmen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
All the while, the former secretary of state looks on perplexed.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
Another former employee, who gave her name only as Wong, said she felt unhappy and perplexed on the day the Apple Daily closed.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
I tell them about Panera and the panini and the last name and the eyebrows, but when I finish, Jessie looks perplexed.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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