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Stephen Sanderson, the chief executive of UK oil and gas plc - the company behind the Horse Hill project said the court's ruling was "perplexing".

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2024

Seeing those ice faces and their orientation up close was perplexing, she said, “and trying to figure that out has been a big part of the story.”

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2023

The pattern of their flu-like illness was perplexing: One or more of them would start to feel better, but within hours their symptoms would always return.

From Washington Post • Mar. 19, 2022

Still, a post to India was perplexing to some.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2021

His demeanor had a kind of melancholy which was perplexing.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams