be perplexed
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Fans of the film might be perplexed by the narrative’s reframing around Lydia, since the role onscreen, played by Winona Ryder, was more of a supporting part with a quirky curiosity about death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
Presidential scholars of the future will also be perplexed by the ordering of these photos.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2022
Yet Puccini might well be perplexed by Ms. Netrebko’s career.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2020
Nevertheless, neither should you be perplexed by a gnawing desire for a second season you may harbor.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2019
Those who will resort to “ancient evidence exclusively” for the recension of the text may well be perplexed in dealing with this passage.
From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose
