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perplexing

[per-plek-sing] / pərˈplɛk sɪŋ /


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What might motivate Rozier to take part in such as scheme is perplexing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The Supreme Court handed down a perplexing 5–4 decision on Thursday in Hamm v.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

All these works are overshadowed by Morris’s gender identity, which is no longer as perplexing as it was at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The ease and modesty present in “Marc by Sofia” sometimes seem perplexing.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Their perplexity stemmed from two related and equally perplexing phenomena.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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