Example Sentences

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The post-pandemic resilience of American consumers has puzzled economists for years.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

This anomaly has puzzled cosmologists for two decades.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

GameStop has puzzled the market with its ambitious bid to reinvent its business by acquiring eBay for $55.5 billion.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

This gap between theory and reality has puzzled scientists for years.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

He has puzzled the greatest medical minds, and sent many of them gibbering to their own hospitals.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer