flummox

It has continued to flummox consumers in countries such as Spain and Italy, where "mermelada" and "marmellata" respectively are commonly used for spreads made from other kinds of fruit, such as plums and figs.

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026

That’s roughly as much as Tesla and, if it happens, will flummox traditional aerospace and defense analysts just like Tesla’s valuation can upset traditional car people.

From Barron's ● Dec. 12, 2025

The provision is remarkably straightforward—a far cry from the ambiguous, sloppy, or muddled laws that typically flummox the judiciary.

From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2024

A D-CAPTCHA system poses a test that’s designed to flummox current real-time deepfakes — for example, asking callers to hum, laugh, sing or just clear their throat.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2023

"I'm thinking these lads have mixed themselves up to flummox us."

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman

Once, in a fit of saltiness, I ask GiGi about the origin of its name, a question that flummoxes the bot.

From Slate ● May 10, 2026

Becoming a threat with the deep ball will simply add a new wrinkle to Rising’s skillset, which routinely flummoxes defenses.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2022

The problem is, the planting and harvesting of horticultural crops that is handled so easily by people flummoxes robots.

From Salon ● May 7, 2022

Which flummoxes Petey and Jesus as the trio wend their way through Long Island, Port Chester and other scenic New York locales.

From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2020

"Nobody flummoxes Hold-Your-Nose Billy and gets away with it!"

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman

Over in San Francisco, which faced down a severe heat wave in March, Google Weather users were left flummoxed by the charts of low-70s temps, way milder than the 90-degree record felt by downtown residents.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

The causes of endometriosis have left our best doctors and scientists totally flummoxed: no-one in the world knows definitively how and when it begins in a woman's body.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

He’s further flummoxed when he’s taken, along with other reluctant Japanese-Americans, on a journey to a country where they’ve never lived.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

But several of those madcap ideas flummoxed fans—Carlin pointed to the 1972 single “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” which was inspired by the nursery rhyme.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

I ain’t never in my life seent no one who ’peared to be so flummoxed.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis

The words come fast and furious and flummoxing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025

What’s flummoxing about “Spaceman” isn’t what it is, but why it is.

From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2024

Murray passed for 277 yards and rushed for 28 more while flummoxing the Vegas defense with his elusiveness.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2022

Ah well, at least he’s got his topic of the week on which to elaborate: the flummoxing fact he’s hitting a little draw rather than a little cut these days.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2022

Kyogo feigned to shoot, flummoxing Miha Blazic, before switching the ball from right foot to left and finding the bottom corner.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2021