flummox

It has continued to flummox consumers in countries such as Spain and Italy, where "mermelada" and "marmellata" respectively are commonly used for spreads made from other kinds of fruit, such as plums and figs.

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026

That’s roughly as much as Tesla and, if it happens, will flummox traditional aerospace and defense analysts just like Tesla’s valuation can upset traditional car people.

From Barron's ● Dec. 12, 2025

The provision is remarkably straightforward—a far cry from the ambiguous, sloppy, or muddled laws that typically flummox the judiciary.

From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2024

A D-CAPTCHA system poses a test that’s designed to flummox current real-time deepfakes — for example, asking callers to hum, laugh, sing or just clear their throat.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2023

"I'm thinking these lads have mixed themselves up to flummox us."

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman

How a city that built itself on imagination and self-promotion could miss an opportunity right in front of us — something the world would pay attention to — simply flummoxes me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2023

Becoming a threat with the deep ball will simply add a new wrinkle to Rising’s skillset, which routinely flummoxes defenses.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2022

The problem is, the planting and harvesting of horticultural crops that is handled so easily by people flummoxes robots.

From Salon ● May 7, 2022

But he soon learns that he has been made senior vice president of the new Urban Division, a title that flummoxes him.

From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2014

"Nobody flummoxes Hold-Your-Nose Billy and gets away with it!"

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman

Over in San Francisco, which faced down a severe heat wave in March, Google Weather users were left flummoxed by the charts of low-70s temps, way milder than the 90-degree record felt by downtown residents.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

Unfortunately for them, the head of the European Commission, the EU's executive arm, that is regarded as the guardian of the treaties, said she was flummoxed.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

It’s a seemingly simple thing to set up, but when I asked him where he wanted to eat, he was flummoxed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

But even though these systems have mastered chess, conquered Go and unfolded nearly all of the known proteins in the universe, they were initially flummoxed by the mere concept of a bracket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

I stood for a minute, speechless and flummoxed, too tired to be indignant.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Murray passed for 277 yards and rushed for 28 more while flummoxing the Vegas defense with his elusiveness.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2022

Azevedo, known for flummoxing hitters with her drop ball while Garcia and Faraimo thrived with their rise ball, became the third option.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2022

More than a month ago, when Olympic rosters were still coming into view, Sweden’s coach offered a plain-spoken assessment of a field whose fluidity and mystery were flummoxing men’s hockey executives around the world.

From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2022

Kyogo feigned to shoot, flummoxing Miha Blazic, before switching the ball from right foot to left and finding the bottom corner.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2021

But amid Levenson’s overhaul and director Stephen Chbosky’s grounded aesthetic — both of which fluctuate between fascinating and flummoxing — “Dear Evan Hansen’s” foundation thankfully survives the stage-to-screen remodeling.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2021