stumped

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Because a famous math problem that stumped humans for the better part of a century has finally been toppled—by AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Inter, having stumped up the Brazilian's buyout clause, got a 20-year-old with the world at his record-breaking feet who would lead them to Uefa Cup glory that season and later captain the Nerazzurri.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The actor stars in a solo off-Broadway show by David Cale about a playwright stumped by the blank page who finds a surprising, unsettling source of inspiration in the form of a stalker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Ravindra had a charging Kusal Mendis stumped and then removed Pavan Rathnayake in similar fashion in the same over as the sellout crowd was stunned into silence.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

I blink, momentarily stumped for an answer, and my eyes dart quickly to Ren’s.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu