Example Sentences
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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
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