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This last claim mystified McArthur, who says the picnic was a success.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Some Berkshire investors remain mystified by Sokol’s rise and fall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

“We were mystified by the actions of the conference, to attack, you know, their biggest, really, business partner in football and a member of their conference in 24 of our other sports,” Bevaqua said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

This unusual formation has fascinated and mystified both scientists and the public for decades.

From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2025

How he found them so easily mystified her, but he always told her that it wasn’t a matter of luck at all, that it was just a matter of keeping your eyes open.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown