bewildering
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Origin of bewildering
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Then there is the bewildering volume of files now available for the conspiracy-minded to peruse in search of clues and secret codes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
Anthropic calls Claude a “thinking partner” with which users can tackle “any big, bold, bewildering challenge.”
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
"They send such a bewildering amount of information through that a lay person couldn't understand it," he said.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
But Jareth and “Labyrinth” introduced a new generation to the magnitude of his bewildering, potent artistic sorcery.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026
This thought was the most bewildering of all.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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