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On some level, its music wagers, all of us feel that society is stupefying, and modernity is terrifying.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2022

The sheer number of cultural artifacts is stupefying.

From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2022

That is Steve Spagnuolo, the team’s defensive coordinator, who is stupefying opposing quarterbacks with his endless scroll of blitzes.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2021

The way the diminutive Mavic Pro hovers in the air, glued to a spot in three dimensions as if tethered by invisible guylines is stupefying to a novice.

From The Verge • Jun. 14, 2017

Living for the eyes of our neighbors is stupefying and belittling.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 by Various