perplexed
Example Sentences
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Another former employee, who gave her name only as Wong, said she felt unhappy and perplexed on the day the Apple Daily closed.
From Barron's
The growing numbers of younger people being diagnosed with bowel cancer has left doctors worldwide perplexed.
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But being up close like this, I saw something that both captivated and perplexed me.
He is perplexed by a potential state intervention but he empathizes with young people looking to keep their hair longer.
Even Mr. Kuitenbrouwer is sometimes disarmingly perplexed by his reverence for all things related to maple syrup.
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