be puzzled
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Viewers who have just spent four hours being told that Mr. Musk is a freak, fraud and failure will be puzzled at the suggestion that he is nevertheless all-powerful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
If you’ve never been in a Dulles people mover, you might be puzzled by the white-hot hatred they induce.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
While some might be puzzled by Apple’s new approach, marketing experts say that this is exactly the type of marketing Gen-Z responds to.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
Sometimes her husband, the gallerist Tom Jimmerson, will come home at the end of the day and be puzzled — the canvas Yamaguchi was working on that morning doesn’t appear all that different.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025
If they could get out of sight, their pursuers might be puzzled, for the rain and the failing light would make tracking difficult.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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