bewildered

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After Bondi came in, he was left bewildered when his team was ordered to abandon its work.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

"I'm not angry. I'm just bewildered, confused, unhappy," she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Mullin then did stand his butt up, before the bewildered committee chairman, Bernie Sanders, stopped it.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

Roving among the points of view of a sprawling cast—the sisters, their scattered children and grandchildren, and an assortment of bewildered spouses and exes—the stories often center on obligatory reunions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

“It’s wrong,” he said, but he knew that I meant it, and his tone was frightened and bewildered.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien