be perplexed
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Fans of the film might be perplexed by the narrative’s reframing around Lydia, since the role onscreen, played by Winona Ryder, was more of a supporting part with a quirky curiosity about death.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2023
Presidential scholars of the future will also be perplexed by the ordering of these photos.
From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022
Yet Puccini might well be perplexed by Ms. Netrebko’s career.
From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2020
Nevertheless, neither should you be perplexed by a gnawing desire for a second season you may harbor.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2019
Britain may amuse herself with, and therefore be embarrassed by doubts of our title to independence, but we have no such doubts, and therefore cannot be perplexed or influenced by them.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII by Sparks, Jared
