bewildering
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Liberalism has come to acquire a bewildering range of meanings over the years; our understanding of the word is, by necessity, contextual.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
There is something intuitively catchy about brain attack, even if it’s also a little bewildering.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
Anthropic calls Claude a “thinking partner” with which users can tackle “any big, bold, bewildering challenge.”
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
But Jareth and “Labyrinth” introduced a new generation to the magnitude of his bewildering, potent artistic sorcery.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026
The effect of the name on the people in the car is immediate and bewildering: they lower their weapons.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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