perplexed
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New Zealand police came to the rescue of a seal crossing a busy road, helping the perplexed pinniped pup back safely into the water, they said Monday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
You saw an unfocused and unbothered bunch who, afterward, seemed mainly perplexed by their lack of execution.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
"All of the employees had been doing this for decades. I was this newcomer and I had really no idea what was going on. So, they were really perplexed by me as well."
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Steiner is perplexed about the attacks on the school: “I’m not sure the Bauhaus is the number one topic for the people of Dessau,” she adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Livingston also was perplexed about his inability to coax the protons to more than seventy-five accelerating steps, a mysterious constraint on the machine’s effectiveness.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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