stumper
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The conversation grew increasingly heated from there as Carlson launched stumper after stumper made up of basic facts.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2025
Tarantino’s end credits’ citation of another piece of period marketing, a 1960s “Batman” radio promotion featuring Adam West and Burt Ward, offer another stumper of an Easter Egg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2019
And in any given session, a stumper might come along that wipes out a huge number of players.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2018
Stefan’s triple stumper: revisiting the undefeated 1970–71 Penn Quakers, as well as the tragic life of Howard Porter, the man who made that undefeated record possible.
From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2014
But how the mischief even a raw Britisher could be soft-sawdered by Anstey is a stumper.
From The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley by Bertram Mitford
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