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baffles

  • plural of baffle.
  • present tense form of baffle (3rd person singular).

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Giant steel pipe’s mysterious overnight growth spurt baffles a Japanese city.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

“Sometimes it baffles us,” said chief prosecutor Hsing Tai-chao.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

“It baffles all of us as animal lovers. Who could do this?”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2025

"It is difficult to think of any information more sensitive than that which is involved with the scheme, and it baffles me why there were not better security measures in place," he added.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

There is much about Chris that still baffles him and always will, but now he is a little less baffled.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer