perplexed
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Then in the 2010s fertility dropped again, leaving researchers perplexed.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
Mr. Carney steers things back in a more pleasing direction in the end, but for a light comedy, “Power Ballad” contains far too much perplexed agony.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Hellenists like myself have been delighted by this upsurge of Greek drama but also perplexed by the dominance of a single playwright and a single set of myths.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
The perplexed faces of the agency people in those conference rooms feel familiar to me today.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
He was looking back at me, so I frowned and looked perplexed and said, “I think he has a fever as well as broken ribs, sir.”
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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