disoriented
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“Staff described the situation as heartbreaking, noting the puppy appeared scared and disoriented but was fortunate to have found its way to safety.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
If you’re feeling a little disoriented by it all, join Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern on this week’s show for a clearer understanding of what’s going on at One, First Street.
From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026
Young patrons in the bar, disoriented by the smoke and panic, tried to escape through the front door, causing a crush at the exit.
From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026
“Sometimes you almost get disoriented because there are so many shadows, so much bright, white ice,” Gibson said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
Gradually the sufferer grows thoroughly disoriented and subject to increasingly dangerous hallucinations—including the decidedly cruel misconception that he is not freezing but burning up.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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