baffling
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What is more baffling than the botched decision-making at the time is that officials have been going through what happened behind closed doors for months.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Why an Oscar-winning screenwriter would make a film that makes so little attempt to dig into its central character is baffling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Slowly, “Undertone” reveals itself to be all style and very little substance, with enough baffling character choices to make you groan.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
But what was really baffling was Cronin’s claim that the questioner was raising his voice.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
But its really a little baffling, because Alex doesn’t look like me at all.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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