bemused
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And Lisa Gilroy is especially good as Matthew’s bemused campaign manager; everything that comes out of her mouth is hilarious, either for the words or the way she delivers them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
“Oh, my brother. Only an Aussie would ask me that,” a bemused Ossoff responded with a smile to TMZ reporter Charlie Cotton, who is Australian.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
A woman peers out of a window and looks bemused at the sight of two men and a trolley.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
He is bemused by Ricketts's attempts to paint him as a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
And I would stand there, slightly bemused by this cool clinical approach.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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