stumped

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American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura was sitting at a chess board in Cyprus last week feeling absolutely stumped.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

But even they may be stumped when faced with the gargantuan challenge of coming up with a deserving story to encapsulate the unique feat of producing 500 episodes of television.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Ravindra had a charging Kusal Mendis stumped and then removed Pavan Rathnayake in similar fashion in the same over as the sellout crowd was stunned into silence.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

But when Samuel was stumped by Rew off the bowling of left-arm spinner Ralphie Albert it opened the door for England.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Really stumped this time, Harry found nothing else to say.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling