bafflement
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From there, Saylor’s opinion consists mostly of expressions of bafflement at the idea that anyone would ever take this policy proposal seriously.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
There was bafflement on the faces of members of the Muslim community who arrived at the mosque bearing flowers on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
Eliot got it from the start, but in Woolf’s case bafflement joined forces with snobbery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
As they wait to see whether and when the National Guard will arrive, city residents this week reacted with a mixture of rage, bafflement and sorrow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025
To Carla's bafflement, those cars had names beyond the names of their color or size.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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