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mystified

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The disconnect between slackening activity and the increasing yield has mystified even oil chieftains.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 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

“There is a reason people are mystified: He is something of a mystery,” says retired federal Judge Vaughn Walker, a 1989 George H.W.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 10, 2025

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

From Science Daily Nov. 10, 2025

He was too mystified, trying to swat the glowing trident that was now fading over his head.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan