baffling
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She found it baffling how employers who reported qualified overtime in Box 14 of employees’ W-2s didn’t calculate it the same way.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Manchester United were left furious about "astonishing" and "baffling" refereeing decisions as two penalties were awarded and one was not in their thrilling 2-2 draw at Bournemouth.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Slowly, “Undertone” reveals itself to be all style and very little substance, with enough baffling character choices to make you groan.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
To Gilbert Arenas, the former NBA star and podcast host whose son Alijah is a freshman guard with the Trojans, the move was particularly baffling.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
Worry rises on her face as she realizes for the first time that her calls were not only alarming to me, but utterly baffling as well.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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