bewildering
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So how can Labour escape this new bewildering world of pain?
From BBC • May 9, 2026
But the Health and Human Services Secretary’s statements at a House hearing last Thursday were as bewildering as the FDA rejection.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Shibley Telhami, a professor of peace and development at the University of Maryland and a fellow at the Brookings Institution think tank, says the threat of a blockade was "bewildering and seems self-defeating."
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
But Jareth and “Labyrinth” introduced a new generation to the magnitude of his bewildering, potent artistic sorcery.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026
Delphine’s funeral—just two weeks before—had been as sad and bewildering a day as she could remember, but now she hoped she could put it behind her.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
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