beguiled
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Yet this strangely compelling work has simultaneously beguiled and baffled art historians for generations, starting with the odd moment that Pontormo chose to depict in his innovative way, isolated from the rest of the narrative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
I left the theater mildly beguiled, smiling as I entered my car and shrugging as soon as I hit the road.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2025
When people suggest that California is not really America, we might wonder whether they have been beguiled by some mythic vision of America.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
In the 18th century, the 13th duchess beguiled the painter Goya, who portrayed her several times.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
We see straight-arrow Rex Harri- son disdaining Alexandria in the 1963 film Cleopatra, until he is beguiled by Elizabeth Taylor.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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