dumbfounded
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Ordinary air travelers have been dumbfounded by the chaos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
Huckabee, however, appeared dumbfounded: “I’m totally unable to process what you’re trying to get at.”
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2026
American skater Nathan Chen, the Beijing men's individual gold medallist, was dumbfounded, saying: "What a shock".
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
The South Park police force is dumbfounded by the videos, believing they are real.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
When I first visited the homes of whites, I was often dumbfounded by the number and nature of questions that children asked of their parents — and their parents’ unfailing willingness to answer them.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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