bafflement
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The bill has been greeted with bafflement and disbelief.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
There was bafflement on the faces of members of the Muslim community who arrived at the mosque bearing flowers on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
Eliot got it from the start, but in Woolf’s case bafflement joined forces with snobbery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
In government, there is frustration and no small amount of bafflement that Burnham has decided to make these interventions now.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025
Because his unexpected absence from the head of the line had a bearing on the day’s outcome, his decision to short-rope Pittman provoked criticism and bafflement after the fact.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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