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Perplexities and heartaches multiplied with the morning hours of the following day.

From The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate by Houghton, Eliza Poor Donner

Perplexities increased; affairs in the West grew worse and worse.

From Montcalm and Wolfe by Parkman, Francis

Perplexities like those form a large share of the trials of the foreign ambassador.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 by Various

The status quo having been restored, Skippy discarded Cæsar's "Gallic Perplexities" and returned to boyhood's first heroine, while Snorky in a rage retreated to his side of the room and pondered.

From Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World by Fuhr, Ernest

Perplexities often occur when the daughter returns from college and finds that this recognition has been but partially accomplished.

From Democracy and Social Ethics by Addams, Jane