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Which Shakespeare play includes characters left bewildered by magic?

bewildered

[bih-wil-derd] / bɪˈwɪl dərd /


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Other times, I was interviewing believers and, more often, their bewildered loved ones.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

“As if I had to go to the back of the line and wait my turn,” Mr. Guimarães says, bewildered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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

He looked both angry and bewildered, something Nhamo would have enjoyed if her own situation hadn’t been so desperate.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer


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