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flummoxed

[fluhm-uhkst] / ˈflʌm əkst /




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The causes of endometriosis have left our best doctors and scientists totally flummoxed: no-one in the world knows definitively how and when it begins in a woman's body.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

For most of the night, their lineup was completely flummoxed by Venezuelan pitcher Eduardo Rodríguez, who posted a 5.02 ERA for the Arizona Diamondbacks last season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

In 2018, then-Bears defense coordinator Vic Fangio and his players flummoxed the Rams and sent them to a 15-6 defeat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2026

It’s a question that completely flummoxed Michael Glasheen, the FBI’s branch and operations director, last week when he was testifying before the House Committee on Homeland Security.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025

Penelope was flummoxed; to her the situation had seemed quite straightforward, until now.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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