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While some might be puzzled by Apple’s new approach, marketing experts say that this is exactly the type of marketing Gen-Z responds to.

From Barron's Apr. 10, 2026

Sometimes her husband, the gallerist Tom Jimmerson, will come home at the end of the day and be puzzled — the canvas Yamaguchi was working on that morning doesn’t appear all that different.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2025

One certainly hopes they are wrong, and voters will continue to be puzzled as to why they're being told to be scared about the personal business of strangers.

From Salon Oct. 28, 2024

They will also be puzzled how a clear handball by Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard in the first half was missed by the officials and VAR.

From BBC Dec. 23, 2023

So it was only natural that they should be puzzled.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis




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