mystified
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Older audiences, however, are mystified by what some see as a dumbing down of popular culture.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
The disconnect between slackening activity and the increasing yield has mystified even oil chieftains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
And when we sheepishly asked a local resident about whether she'd noticed any "frei Kartoffeln" in the area she seemed slightly mystified, if not a little concerned for me.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
“We were mystified by the actions of the conference, to attack, you know, their biggest, really, business partner in football and a member of their conference in 24 of our other sports,” Bevaqua said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
I was pleased about all these developments, but also mystified.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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