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While “Wicked” doesn’t need to be the same technicolor utopia as “The Wizard of Oz,” the movie often leaves its characters drowned out by perplexing lighting design.

This demand presents a perplexing cycle -- energy production often requires water, and water production from desalination now requires significant energy.

Some lawmakers in Washington DC appeared initially perplexed by Hegseth's appointment to oversee one of the most complex bureaucracies in the world.

It left some viewers perplexed, as they questioned what a bloodthirsty plant had to do with Christmas.

It is a rivalry that rarely disappoints, which made the first half all the more perplexing.