bewildered
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Other times, I was interviewing believers and, more often, their bewildered loved ones.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Thrust into the political wilderness the party's national leaders were bewildered - familiar with the trappings of federal power they had to work out what to do in opposition.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Birds and other animals, bewildered by unforeseen night, start behaving strangely.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Young describes his childhood mostly from the perspective of a boy — alternately bewildered, hurting, depressed and “mad all the time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
If it was Mrs. Richardson, she thought—but no, it was Izzy, standing bewildered in the driveway.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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