bafflement
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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
Here, inside of a tightly symmetrical structure, Giotto places the followers of Jesus speaking in tongues—flames sprout from their heads—while onlookers, separated by a low wall, view the scene with bafflement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Labour ministers, MPs and officials have expressed bafflement at the appearance of two veteran Labour figures.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
The Korean news site put into context its bafflement that the Dodgers have limited Kim to one appearance this entire postseason, as a pinch-runner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025
He murped in bafflement, then was back on me and barking angrily.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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