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People like my friend are a little befuddled by our present state of government — befuddled by the people who claim to run our country and befuddled by those who wish to do so. from The Hill
Other aspects of Locke & Key do feel befuddled, though. from Wired
" Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino admitted he was completely "befuddled. from People
I mean, people were befuddled by the attacks on him. from Fox News
Pretty much every trade group is befuddled by the decision. from Axios
The overwhelming response befuddled and frustrated some of Booker's rivals. from CNN
Well, anyway, it was hilarious, and Schumer looked amusingly befuddled. from People
And after watching their films, viewers are usually completely befuddled. from Vice
Where once he sounded unfocused, he now sometimes sounds befuddled. from Economist
He was halting in his responses and occasionally looked befuddled. from CNN
Results from an earlier trip to Beatrix befuddled Dr. Onstott. from The New York Times
At times he appeared flustered, a bit befuddled and overmatched. from The New York Times
But residents have been befuddled over whose explanation to believe. from The New York Times
The flurry of events left lawmakers befuddled about Trump's plan. from The Hill
Mr. King appeared encouraged but also befuddled by the experience. from The New York Times
Supreme Court justices appear befuddled by the basic process of coding. from The Verge
One U.S. senator, in particular, seems completely befuddled by this law. from Gizmodo
Now nonchalantly brushed off with a chuckle or a befuddled expression. from Mashable
Either I understood a game immediately, or it befuddled me entirely. from Vice
"Don't Leave Home" is a frustratingly befuddled movie that's nevertheless fascinating. from The New York Times
Still, the surprise attack has left him befuddled and deeply unsettled. from Vice
Castro, who died late Friday, long befuddled American administrations, Republican and Democratic. from CNN
She's befuddled by the absence of family members around her aging clients. from Wired
I was in that very same befuddled mindset a few months ago. from TechCrunch
Many are befuddled by the idea of someone dating Taylor after Rihanna. from Refinery 29
Befuddled security agencies tried to implement the policy given zero advance notice. from The Hill
Ms. Weisman brings a slightly befuddled sweetness to her performance as Catherine. from The New York Times
But when they mentioned their price points, many potential suppliers were befuddled. from The New York Times
The autocorrect or the autokill ... HR: I'm sure he was totally befuddled. from Vox
Those lacking familiarity with pre-revolutionary Russian history may find themselves befuddled. from The New York Times
Befuddled fans on Twitter tried to make sense of the surprise pick. from The New York Times
Even sources inside the White House were befuddled by Kelly's latest explanation. from CNN
The befuddled mum in the text conversation below is clearly struggling to decide. from Mashable
"La Dolce Viva" depicted its voluble subject as befuddled, destitute, dissolute and promiscuous. from The New York Times
In this context, Shah's response is as illuminating as it is seemingly befuddled. from CNN
Bannon watched Donald Trump shift from befuddled to disbelieving to horrified, Wolff wrote. from The Hill
The culinary experts I reached out to were befuddled by oyster ice cream. from Vice
Isabelle's mother was befuddled by and against her daughter's decision to donate eggs. from CNN
When it came to art, though, what transported him often left me befuddled. from The New York Times
And he's quite unimpressed with how she's aged into a stammering, befuddled tween. from The New York Times
"I couldn't tell if it was onions or radishes," said one befuddled guest. from The New York Times
Befuddled by all the options on the shelves, he sends her a text. from Refinery 29
Fisher managed to reel in not only befuddled retirees, but monster pension funds. from Axios
The result was so convincing it befuddled even the legendary critic Roger Ebert. from Business Insider
He arrived at Gibraltar Point, England, surrounded by a group of befuddled birdwatchers. from Vox
My first quarter hour with it passed in a fog of befuddled questions. from Vice
Regardless of the true reasons for his ousting, Mr Mistry has befuddled his adversaries. from Economist
"But whenever I am befuddled, I just talk to other people," he told me. from The New York Times
Some measures target the intermediaries who flog insurance, pensions and mortgages to befuddled Australians. from Economist
" Asked about the Younger abstention doctrine, the befuddled nominee said: "I've heard of it. from Vice News
They're livid, befuddled and want the armed protesters to stop doing what they're doing. from CNN
The gunman's brother, Eric Paddock, said he was "completely befuddled" by his brother's actions. from CNN
Clinton world strategists appear absolutely shaken, unsure and befuddled in their response to this. from The Hill
Instead, Mueller came across more often as befuddled than bemused by the entire exercise. from The Hill
"I did not then ask for a supervisor, I was so befuddled," he said. from The New York Times
Even Republican lawmakers were befuddled when they returned from the White House on Wednesday. from CNN
PERINO: But the Democrats are so befuddled at this point, because what do you do? from Fox News
Apparently, the home systems heard the TV broadcasts calling its name, and it became befuddled. from CNBC
Members submit Facebook posts, text messages, and other examples of confused parents or befuddled neighbors. from The Verge
That second Bernard has seemed somewhat befuddled and confused every time he's appeared on-screen. from The Verge
Even Walker himself is befuddled as to how he's able to generate so much separation. from Vice
The details: Hurricane Beryl's intensity forecast has befuddled forecasters already, because of the storm's size. from Axios
Some of you live in countries that are largely bored or befuddled by the sport. from The New York Times
Even President Trump was befuddled to see the senator given airtime on his favorite channel. from The New York Times
The CDU is in shambles, increasingly befuddled as Merkel's last day in office grows nearer. from CNN
Pat Milam has all the befuddled anger of a parent who has buried his child. from Vox
For all these reasons, the choice of Pompeo has left some in the intelligence community befuddled. from Vice
Meanwhile, the two befuddled photographers by arriving and exiting hot spots around Manhattan at separate times. from People
In this case, "I was completely befuddled," Dr. Centor told me in his thoughtful Southern twang. from The New York Times
The on-location reporter is so befuddled that he has to throw back to the anchor. from Gizmodo
"WHAT DOES EATING TICKS HAVE TO DO WITH TICK BITES CDC I'M BEFUDDLED," one person asked. from People
Video clips of Mueller appearing at times befuddled were circulated far and wide on social media. from CNN
There they meet fellow model "All" (Cumberbatch) and are befuddled because they can't identify All's gender. from Refinery 29
Both books featured loving but befuddled fathers and comically determined mothers, but they didn't mention Mennonites. from New Yorker
They were befuddled when told they had the wrong Scott Shane of The New York Times. from The New York Times
But now, J.T., you've befuddled us, J.T. And we can't stop the feeling...of total confusion. from Refinery 29
" Nancy Cuesta, a reader in Walnut Creek, said: "I'm befuddled by our ever growing homeless population. from The New York Times
Playing the befuddled father who's just earnestly trying his best has always struck me as funny. from The New York Times
The representative looked confused and called a befuddled supervisor, who repeated what his colleague had said. from Buzzfeed News
This is the kind of idea that is basic to an economist, but leaves laypersons befuddled. from The Hill
But instead, they become peripheral characters, haunting the story's edges, perpetually befuddled by what they find there. from Vox
In the midst of a worldwide regulatory crackdown, however, Russia's back-and-forth position has befuddled observers. from The Verge
It has befuddled us into thinking that its sweet suite of services exists entirely for our benefit. from Vice
And the "we," by implication, can only be white American diners befuddled—or delighted—by this influx. from New Republic
The Denver Broncos befuddled the Charlotte-based team's offense on the way to a 24-10 win. from CNBC
The camera at the end of the ride captured his daughter's befuddled expression in all its glory. from Mashable
Such candidates or issues, as in the case of Brexit, have befuddled pollsters, leading to major upsets. from The Hill
There are a couple that befuddled me until I'd used process of elimination on every other letter. from The New York Times
Asked when he had first heard the name George Lyon, Fraser, the first-round leader, looked befuddled. from The New York Times
A person may appear perfectly capable at one hour, only to seem befuddled later on, he said. from Reuters
He was permanently befuddled and overwhelmed, with a weary air of acceptance of his lot in life. from Vice
It's no wonder, if even our presidents can't buck up, that the little guys are so befuddled. from The New York Times
Mr. Bueno spends a large part of the show looking befuddled as his character is being schooled. from The New York Times
Otherwise, I see inequality dramatically growing and an even larger befuddled welfare system than we have now. from Vice
His precision in tight space — he could probably fling a toothpick into a keyhole — befuddled Carolina's secondary. from The New York Times
The formerly homeless people who met later that morning were equally befuddled: Will I have any privacy? from The New York Times
The announcements about which vehicles were allowed on the roads were murky, leaving even police officers befuddled. from The New York Times
It is less a real greeting than a projectile; the other humans usually just look back, befuddled. from The New York Times
Shortly before the new year, an ad ran on a Times story that left some readers befuddled. from The New York Times
Recording Academy voters have been reliably stodgy and ballad-loving, at best befuddled and at worst wrongheaded. from The New York Times
The show "Urban Myths" had cast Fiennes, who is white, as Michael Jackson, leaving fans befuddled and incensed. from CNN
By now, most of us know that Hugh Grant is, often typecast as the "charmingly befuddled" male lead. from Refinery 29
Another woman I dated was a butch woman who had just adopted a kitten that completely befuddled her. from Vox
Speaking to those assembled for the wedding, Sanders' rabbi character gets sidetracked as the befuddled guests look on. from CNN
Sherlock solves mysteries alongside the befuddled detectives of Scotland Yard; Watson writes about their adventures in The Strand. from The Verge
For now, the President has often left the region befuddled about the US strategy to resolving the crisis. from CNN
Tempted by that promise, Barry devotes himself to his training with an intensity unique to the deeply befuddled. from New Yorker
For six rounds, Wilder, the W.B.C. heavyweight champion, was befuddled by the awkward southpaw style of Luis Ortiz. from The New York Times
" — STEPHEN COLBERT "Congratulations also to Queen Elizabeth, who has yet another great-grandchild to be vaguely befuddled by. from The New York Times
The role of Enrico combines wistful, sometimes befuddled lyricism with feisty bursts that seem modeled on Wagner's Siegfried. from The New York Times
The short trial failed to make clear whether Ms. Zhang was a befuddled tourist or a foreign spy. from The New York Times
Rick Santorum, a CNN senior political commentator, said he was "befuddled" over why Trump had not spoken out before. from CNN
In an interview with Bloomberg, Nashoba Brook Bakery CEO John Gates seemed deflated and befuddled by the FDA's objections. from Mashable
Definitely misread the Ariel casting as "Halle Berry" and was completely befuddled for a good, few, dozen, FIFTYLEVEN, minutes. from People
Maybe he was befuddled and irritated by Coach K slotting the Plumlord above him in the 2014 USMNT rotation. from Vice
He then runs out before a gallery assistant emerges from an adjacent room, visibly befuddled by the surprise assault. from Hyperallergic
"I am totally befuddled by all this," series co-creator Damon Lindelof told Entertainment Weekly in a statement Thursday. from Mashable
Early one evening, two young boys bounded in as if they owned the place, trailed by their befuddled father. from New Yorker
Often befuddled by red clay, Keys, 24, stunned herself with a run to the French Open semifinals last year. from The New York Times
The tale has befuddled scientists, who are struggling to understand why the drugs worked when they should not have. from The New York Times
Gary Cohn, President Trump's top economic adviser, who was a featured guest on stage at the time, seemed befuddled. from The New York Times
In the end, the answer to the question on the minds of befuddled pundits may be a simple one. from New Republic
Implicit in the lyrics was the reassurance that the songwriter had been there before us, equally befuddled and afraid. from The New York Times
During the debate, I watched as Mr. Biden appeared genuinely and rightfully befuddled at the attacks on his record. from The New York Times
As Ryota scrambles to somehow get ahead, Kyoko seems befuddled by her own resentments and prospects for the future. from The New York Times
During the debate, I watched as Mr. Biden appeared genuinely and rightfully befuddled at the attacks on his record. from The New York Times
The entire matter has left some Kansans befuddled, some Democratic lawmakers smug, and some Brownback supporters a little sheepish. from The New York Times
I can imagine many people — including critics and artists — being dismissive, annoyed, or befuddled by this, but not me. from Hyperallergic
At least 10 cars are believed to have benefitted from the free-flowing gas pump, which still has police befuddled. from Gizmodo
So trust his judgment in joining a chorus of people befuddled about how the baseballs themselves are behaving this postseason. from The New York Times
Red Sox 5, Yankees 1 For long stretches on Sunday night, Yankees starter Luis Severino befuddled the Red Sox lineup. from The New York Times
The Hoosiers shot 16-of-18 from the foul line, a statistic that left Crean befuddled with his team's effort. from Reuters
Together we are always excited, challenged and befuddled by the themes — and it's fun to see it all come together. from The New York Times
Mr. Ferro's vision for Tronc has excited some and befuddled others at the company, several current and former employees said. from The New York Times
Nikki Haley , the U.N. Ambassador, apparently hearing the suggestion for the first time, gave Trump a look of befuddled alarm. from New Yorker
But it's those sharp elbows that people are responding to now, his ability to get around Trump's dangerously befuddled administration. from CNN
" But later, he slams meritocratic inequality's "befuddled" progressive critics, who "instead of attacking meritocrats ... attack the idea of merit itself. from New Republic
Instead we spy on an artist who races around like a mad scientist, and who seems comically befuddled by technology. from The New York Times
What happened next befuddled the Jets, who never saw a replay that matched the account from the referee Tony Corrente. from The New York Times
I found that they, too, were still searching for answers and were befuddled by the lack of any substantial investigation. from The New York Times
Clinton was at times befuddled by the frustration and resentment expressed by voters — cast an unflattering light just as Mrs. from The New York Times
Most investors are befuddled by the array of potentially confusing terms describing the fees and costs associated with investment products. from The Hill
In the past, some Kremlin representatives have been befuddled by the U.S. impeachment process, noted Calder Walton, an intelligence historian. from Politico
As the federation enters a phase that may lead to its demise, longtime gymnasts remain befuddled over the mismanaged hiring. from The New York Times
What actually happened, participants say, was: The Trump delegation, these accounts claim, was both bored and befuddled by Veselnitskaya's presentation. from Vox
They had been befuddled and repelled by the Whitney Biennial (except for Kenny Scharf which they and I thought was hilarious). from Hyperallergic
Bannon's addition to the team was a surprising twist that befuddled many Republicans Wednesday, given his lack of experience running campaigns. from CNN
In questioning Meltem Demirors, CoinShares' chief strategy officer, Davidson first introduced his likely befuddled colleagues to the crypto term of art. from Mashable
Bernie Sanders got tagged as a befuddled grandpa who mistook Hillary Clinton as a waitress at the last Democratic town hall. from Mashable
A person familiar with the campaign's monitoring by the U.S. intelligence agencies admitted that they were befuddled by the vote's outcome. from Reuters
" As for what motivated the actions of his brother, Eric Paddock said he and his family are "still just completely befuddled. from CNN
Wall gives the Wizards a burst of pace when they are slow and gets the shots up when they are befuddled. from Vice
We see the slightly befuddled, forever nostalgic old man on our screens or listen to the old stories on his podcast. from Vice
Accepting her award, McDormand granted she was befuddled at the identities of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, but gave them credit. from CNBC
Mr. Sanders was less embarrassed than befuddled, especially when Mr. Cohen began talking about moving every American into the 1 percent. from The New York Times
The series mimics Mathews' sense of humor, accenting its bizarre subject with flippant on-screen text and appropriately befuddled producer comments. from Mashable
With a befuddled look on his face, the pitcher picked up the ball and threw Yelich out to end the inning. from The New York Times
Where last season they had admired his tactical subtlety and enjoyed his pep talks, now they were left befuddled and bemused. from The New York Times
At the forum, some attendees have been thrust into a role of interpreting the president-elect to a befuddled global elite. from The New York Times
The interface has often befuddled users, burying tasks under submenus and uneconomically using large swaths of space to feature memory-hogging images. from The Verge
"Give it a couple of weeks," Trump says, as the camera cuts to two befuddled FBI agents listening in on the call. from Vox
Thousands of dollars' worth of cash and valuables were left behind by the killers, leaving investigators befuddled for weeks after the crimes. from Buzzfeed News
He had just handily dispatched his opponent, the perpetually befuddled Jim Renacci, to win a third term representing Ohio in the Senate. from Economist
In the television footage, Mr Maduro looked befuddled; the massed ranks of the National Guard broke discipline and ran off in panic. from Economist
It's not just the inaccurate distances that befuddled me, though that has been by far my biggest problem with the Charge 2. from The Verge
A team of slightly befuddled, if unamused, police officers looked on from a few feet away, but their services were not needed. from The New York Times
Cardi B operates on a more instinctual level, meaning that at every turn, Ms. Rancic was flummoxed, befuddled and playing catch-up. from The New York Times
Her dad, Darrel, at first relating to his daughter from a befuddled remove, begins to show interest and helps her with training. from The New York Times
" Jobs are disappearing, subfields are evaporating, enrollment has tanked, and amid the wreckage the custodians of humanism are "befuddled and without purpose. from The New York Times
News of the proposal, which was first reported by Politico on Tuesday, has befuddled longtime veterans of the Department of Homeland Security. from The New York Times
Anyone who tune in expecting the latter will probably be befuddled by scenes like the one of Rooney Mara just eating pie. from Mashable
Trump in particular has offered a radical departure from foreign policy orthodoxy, which has upset many fellow Republicans and befuddled leaders overseas. from The Hill
Craig Charles is there, howling with Scouse joy, swearing his head off at the befuddled David Cameron lookalikes and their frolicking hounds. from Vice
" WATCH MAINSTREAM MEDIA BEFUDDLED: "This confuses the media, as they keep saying that Trump is the worst thing to happen since &aposThe View. from Fox News
Self-proclaimed "Jesus Man," singer, and young dad Micah Berteau is the latest befuddled recipient of the retailer's Super Skinny Longline Stacker Jeans. from Refinery 29
For the last few decades, random capybara sightings have been reported to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission by befuddled Florida residents. from Vice
His lackluster testimony -- during which he often appeared befuddled and confused -- actually aided Republicans and Trump allies in aiming to delegitimize Mueller's findings. from CNN
Cuba reaction: President Raul Castro has denied having any involvement, stating in February that he was "equally befuddled, and concerned" with the incident. from Axios
More than half of those surveyed said they are befuddled by frequent flyer programs, followed by hotel loyalty programs and credit card rewards. from CNBC
The scene proceeds as he talks and talks and talks and talks, and the other characters simply smile, befuddled by everything he's saying. from Vox
It shows a befuddled Everyman at a voting booth who, despite having educated himself with newspapers and pamphlets, still can't make a decision. from The New York Times
The White House is an imperial court, with Trump as fickle monarch and everyone else befuddled nobles trying to respond to his whims. from New Republic
For several seasons, fans have been mesmerized and befuddled by Melisandre, the show's resident Red Priestess and worshipper of the Lord of Light. from Refinery 29
The scenes of Dracula befuddled by a mobile phone were familiar; those in which the vampire's garlic "intolerance" preludes a flatulence joke predictable. from The New York Times
In a fumbled response to Mr. Quayle's remarks, the White House "first applauded, then dithered, then beat a befuddled retreat," The Times reported. from The New York Times
Francophone judges had long been employed in Anglophone courts, and the lawyers who had to argue cases before befuddled judges had had enough. from The New York Times
Theroux plays both variations of Kevin Garvey as amusingly befuddled, and increasingly (and profanely) irritated by what people are asking him to do. from The New York Times
After the host, Jimmy Fallon, opened the show with the taped "La La Land"-themed number, he became befuddled after a teleprompter malfunction. from The New York Times
Colon has befuddled the Phillies this season by going 1-1 with a 2.04 ERA over three starts while holding them to a . from Reuters
I liked clues for BAG IT, INLAW, SHEESH (that was a hard one) and SEAPLANES, which was straightforward but still had me befuddled. from The New York Times
Soon we'll all be mumbling to everything in our homes, calling up microwave popcorn and vacuum cleanings like befuddled Scotties in the Voyage Home. from TechCrunch
The whole episode at the annual address left many befuddled members, who said the feuding captured the spectacle the president created on Tuesday night. from Politico
Kemper starred in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, which is written and produced by Tina Fey, and memorably befuddled NBC before getting scooped up by Netflix. from Refinery 29
Pratchett's version of Death—humane, decent, occasionally befuddled—offers the hope that there is in fact nothing to fear out there in the dark. from Economist
People who subscribe to the idea of fiscal integrity in budgeting, federal spending and taxing have been a bit befuddled by the Trump agenda. from The Hill
While the initiative has been met with a positive response on all sides, the encounter between visitors and the academy has left many befuddled. from The New York Times
We usually see them play their part on camera -- the befuddled person of color trying to figure out why they're facing a police officer. from CNN
Guests wore outlandish costumes and acted out parts that she wrote, while she played Inspector Clueless, a befuddled detective who helped guide the narrative. from New Yorker
The jurors' questions could mean either that they were befuddled by some of the charges or that they understood enough to ask specific questions. from The New York Times
Their fate has befuddled foreign governments, who see them as a security threat and are loath to accede to SDF entreaties to repatriate them. from Reuters
"You're tearing me apart," James Dean wailed at his befuddled parents in the melodrama "Rebel Without a Cause," a paragon of 1950s male anguish. from The New York Times
I cringe to think of an incident described in the article in which disappointed participants were met in Italy by a befuddled hotel staff. from Vox
Even last year's drought couldn't stop the festivities, though some government officials asked festivalgoers to downgrade to spray bottles, which befuddled one university student. from The New York Times
The surrogate said Warren's ground game had been the strongest in New Hampshire through the cycle, but the late-term decision making left them befuddled. from Business Insider
Ryan looked befuddled at times and took far too many gambles, particularly when the Falcons spiraled to six consecutive losses after a 6-1 start. from The New York Times
He pauses, leg in the air, and seems to consider which of 14 varieties of sliders, curveball, changeup and fastball to drop on befuddled batters. from The New York Times
But somehow, we're still befuddled at the idea of a 25-year-old living at home, despite the growing evidence that it's actually pretty normal. from Refinery 29
Her double-handed style had befuddled Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza in the second round and Kerber was similarly bemused as she fell 3-1 behind. from Reuters
We're often befuddled by the traction that obvious, malignant bullshit gets online, but that obviousness—including literal satire disclaimers—doesn't often percolate upward to headlines. from Vice
Many criticized Trump and called him thin-skinned ("Do u ever stop whining?" asked a befuddled Axl Rose); others called for theater-goers to #BoycottHamilton. from Wired
They're tired a lot and they talk over each other on speakerphone about the garden in an increasingly befuddled way every time you call them. from Vice
"We were a little bit befuddled that they didn't take all our products," Alex Robb, the dispensary's community liaison, said the day after the raid. from Vice News
Trump has, instead, befuddled many here and in Israel by floating policies on all three issues that have begun to echo the past two administrations. from Vox
In the general, he bested a befuddled Moss, who'd never given a moment's thought to the prospect that Mr. Hatch could emerge as his opponent. from The New York Times
The early reaction from festivalgoers has been mixed, with some befuddled and bored and others enraptured — about typical for Welles, who specialized in polarizing cinema. from The New York Times
Even last year's drought couldn't stop the festivities, though some government officials asked festival goers to downgrade to spray bottles, which befuddled one university student. from The New York Times
We two technologically befuddled parents followed along, playing our part by marveling at the confidence of our guides, exchanging genuinely surprised and almost giggly glances. from The New York Times
I will confess to feeling so befuddled by these two scenes that I had to back up the DVR and make sure I hadn't missed something. from Refinery 29
" His remarks about Washington befuddled advocates for homeless people in DC. "I really couldn't possibly even guess what he's talking about, or what happened in 2017. from CNN
So much so, that whenever he gets a splash of water on his whiskers, he involuntarily flaps his paws around like some sort of befuddled gentleman. from Mashable
Despite ongoing debates over Twitter's rules for policies around verification and suspension, company executives seemed befuddled and, at times, hamstrung when it came to enforcing them. from Buzzfeed News
Hamels (2-4) had been winless over his six previous starts yet befuddled the Astros, allowing just one hit while recording five strikeouts with three walks. from Reuters
Washington's residents seemed befuddled at the Republican candidate's presence here, of all places, with him lagging behind Hillary Clinton in the polls and time running out. from The New York Times
Silicon Valley moguls seem to believe they can fix most anything, and they appear befuddled when their attempts to do so aren't met with unbridled enthusiasm. from The New York Times
The young man was at first befuddled, then explained that he was simply doing his job, then backed off, realizing the truth of the elder's words. from The Hill
Between the befuddled transmission and the integration of the electric and gasoline power sources, it's hard to predict the 500h's reaction to any given throttle input. from CNBC
Relying on everyday decency as a shield, they are befuddled at the chill that now separates them from black people in their offices and social circles. from The New York Times
A lot funnier than "Hereditary", "Midsommar" is in part a cheerful comedy about bickering Americans who are befuddled by the customs and cuisine of a foreign country. from Economist
Their befuddled pets didn't know how their owners had disappeared so fast, and we didn't know how we ever lived without this perfect video genre. 10/10. from Mashable
It initially looked like it would a short contest as Fritz's pinpoint serving befuddled Norrie but the Briton bounced back in the second to force a decider. from Reuters
Figuring out the fastest way to alert citizens of an impending enemy attack or other national crisis has befuddled planners since the dawn of the Cold War. from Wired
Some of Mr. Trump's advisers were befuddled by his planned trip, coming a year after his team decided not to send a representative to the 2017 gathering. from The New York Times
Befuddled readers in Denver realized their city was now a synonym for gentrification — at least, among cities not yet expensive enough to worry about San Francisco-ization. from The New York Times
Instead of responding through an aide, he delivered a broadside on his viewing habits to befuddled reporters from other outlets on Air Force One heading to Vietnam. from The New York Times
He is, of course, Rudolph W. Giuliani, whose public utterances of late have people debating whether he is a shrewd manipulator of public opinion or just — befuddled. from The New York Times
As Warren continues her fusillade against Trump, it is comical to watch the befuddled GOP nominee reduced to nothing more than repeatedly and lamely calling her Pocahontas. from The Hill
Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) Other Republicans were left befuddled, with some privately seeing Trump's latest move as retaliation for the South American countries selling soybean to China. from Politico
SoraNews24 surfaced some tweets from a few unsuspecting Japanese television viewers who were as befuddled as those anchors covering this bizarre occurrence, and, well, they're quite funny. from Vice
The staff was used to befuddled international students like me, I suppose, and one clerk took my envelope without fuss, said "first class letter," and took my change. from The New York Times
Researchers injected random noise into the software simulation, making the robot hand's virtual world messy enough that it was not befuddled by the unexpected in the real world. from Reuters
Last month, Politico's Michael Crowley explained to "befuddled" observers why Bernie Sanders made an "arcane reference" to the 1953 U.S.-backed overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. from New Republic
I found his reactions to be part of why I kept trying to double down or re-explain was I was a little bit befuddled by his reactions. from Vox
This greatly befuddled renowned director Stanley Kubrick who, when asked about new trends among directors like Scorsese and Spielberg in the early 1980s, instead mentioned Weill and Girlfriends. from Vice
They made joyous, colorful music that befuddled my parents, suggested drugs I'd only heard about second-hand, and represented some kind of freedom I had yet to experience. from The Verge
Kazmir, a 25-year veteran and three-time American League All-Star, kept the Padres befuddled in notching his first win in three career starts against San Diego. from Reuters
But how and when those vouchers can be used has befuddled people, and confusion has only grown since Ticketmaster released $423 million worth of free tickets this week. from The New York Times
At home, Mr. Johnson is seen as a deeply ambitious opportunist who masks his seriousness of purpose with a well-polished air of befuddled dishevelment and humorous nonchalance. from The New York Times
In the opening minutes of the episode, Data is befuddled by the word "snoop," which leads to a humorous exchange where Picard has to explain it to him. from The New York Times
The addition of Chad to the list of countries from which most travel is banned both befuddled and frustrated a host of administration officials who deal with Africa. from The New York Times
In 1993, The New York Times Magazine published a famous article about Clinton titled "Saint Hillary," mocking her as a befuddled do-gooder trying to help the unfortunate. from The New York Times
Irwin Corey, the cunningly befuddled comedian who spent more than 290 years perfecting his portrayal of "the world's foremost authority," died on Monday at his home in Manhattan. from The New York Times
Once he came back from a shoulder injury, he found a defensive niche in guarding faster lineups that befuddled the team's larger, more conventionally skilled defensive anchor, Jusuf Nurkic. from Vice
This is the 21st century, and they do what they want, and the West is somewhat befuddled by it... Ai Wei Wei has found some solace in the West. from Vice
Yet four years later, when he was the oldest man ever to serve in the presidency, the Gipper often seemed befuddled in his first debate with challenger Walter Mondale. from CNN
As the cruel game draws to a close, an image of the two of them as toddlers appears on the screen and their befuddled stares give way to recognition. from Refinery 29
Inevitably, a few escape, and he must track them down with Tina, a disgraced auror (Katherine Waterson), Jacob, a befuddled human (Dan Folger), and Tina's flapper roommate (Alison Sudol). from New Republic
Cuban President Raul Castro met with Jeffrey DeLaurentis, the American Embassy chief, in February and said he was "equally befuddled, and concerned" with the incidents, and denied any culpability. from Axios
Snapshot In "Neighbors" (2014), Seth Rogen plays Mac, a befuddled new dad locked in a battle of wills against a rowdy, dope-smoking fraternity that moves in next door. from The New York Times
Finally in the game, I snatched a loose ball, launched myself from a clot of befuddled defenders and dribbled the length of the court, where I sank a layup. from The New York Times
Jay tells tales of devious book dealers, befuddled English aristocrats, suspicions of forgery, and treasures sold like contraband in New York hotel rooms and from the trunks of cars. from The New York Times
Specifically, more of it, so you could win deal flow and be the fuel that helps portfolio firms make the jump to light speed, leaving competitors behind and befuddled. from Business Insider
In this context, his social media persona becomes a poignant archetype: the old soldier, hyper-competent in situations that would reduce most men to tears, befuddled by civilian life. from The New York Times
This time, Judge hit a 2-2 slider on the outside corner — a pitch that has befuddled him during his strikeout-filled playoff run — on a line to left. from The New York Times
Some are warning of a "zombie apocalypse," as hordes of befuddled sky-gazers strain the resources of towns more accustomed to hosting pancake breakfasts than managing Coachella-size gatherings. from The New York Times
Mr. Paul's role in the thriller "Come and Find Me," as a man befuddled by the unexplained disappearance of his girlfriend (Annabelle Wallis), does not expand his performing parameters. from The New York Times
The Broadway veteran Gregg Edelman makes an affable Dr. Voltaire, then quick-changes into Dr. Pangloss, the befuddled tutor to a quartet of students in the realm of Westphalia. from The New York Times
The possible meeting jolted Washington, with even longtime North Korea experts befuddled by how Trump got from calling Trump "short and fat" to meeting with him in mere months. from CNN
With the Yankees clinging to a 2-0 lead, the pitching coach Larry Rothschild, who has been befuddled by Pineda's inconsistencies, visited Pineda to make sure he stayed composed. from The New York Times
Like André, who is sure of himself one moment, befuddled and pitiful the next, we are plunged into a shadowy, fearful place where reality, memory, and imagination mingle indiscriminately. from New Yorker
"I've always been befuddled with this critique where you can't criticize people's positions because that is considered to be 'attacking,' " said Jonathan Tasini, a Democratic strategist who supports Sanders. from The Hill
Most Chinese people have never even heard of a General Tsao, and are completely befuddled by the overly sauced fried chicken dish that Americans know as General Tsao's chicken. from Business Insider
Watching her bitter and befuddled reaction, her staggering lack of control or command, one of her senior-most lieutenants thought for the first time, This woman shouldn't be president. from Vox
Harden is befuddled, seeing as, well, everyone asks refs for fouls, and he just got SHOVED, which is probably not something that happens to him, a grown man, very often. from Vice
FOR much of its short life, Snapchat, a messaging app wildly popular with young users, has befuddled those older than its core user base of 18- to 24-year-olds. from Economist
It's an interesting choice, but the joy of it all is Dylan's befuddled reaction—a reaction you can only dream of from every person you've ever given a gift to. from Mashable
But talk of economic growth leaves many rural poor befuddled, just as poor infrastructure is still a blight on the lives of many of the urban poor and middle classes. from Economist
It concluded that, although competition in the market for personal customers and small businesses is poor, the remedy lies less with rattling the banks than with rousing their befuddled clients. from Economist
" The article includes insights such as that Paltrow prefers calling her butler her "house manager" and that she was befuddled at being labeled "The most hated celebrity in the world. from CNN
It became apparent that my brand of gender-nonconformity was somehow more attractive to men than Alok and Jacob's, and as the night wore on, I found myself sincerely befuddled. from Vice
Europeans, so used to talk of their sliding global standing, and so befuddled by their internal troubles, tend to forget that Asia needs them as much as they need Asia. from Economist
But they had never before conquered so much new ground; they hadn't declared themselves anywhere as public as Central Park, where befuddled onlookers gathered to witness their approximation of freedom. from The New York Times
Her flat shots are tricky to read, and she cracked winners off both wings in the early going that left the nervous Williams looking befuddled, flat footed and beside herself. from The New York Times
The "farmer king" liked nothing better than to wander among his fields, talking happily to peasants, pigs and princes alike, not a tyrannical thought in his amiable, befuddled old mind. from The New York Times
Dickey has befuddled Myers (2-for-18, seven strikeouts) and Erick Aybar (4-for-18) - by far the two Padres he has faced the most in his 15-year career. from Reuters
Beatty, admittedly befuddled at seeing the card he pulled from the envelope, hesitated for several moments before handing it to Dunaway, who immediately announced "La La Land" as the winner. from Reuters
At the time, many people still found the idea of combining sex and computers to be almost absurd, said Durkin, recalling befuddled peer reviews of his early work in the field. from Gizmodo
Sridhar Ramaswamy, Google's senior vice president for ads, told reporters Tuesday that advertisers have been befuddled when told that they need to go to Google AdWords to buy ads on YouTube. from Reuters
People were left befuddled by the infamous dress incident of 2015 in which no one could decide if a dress in the photo was white and gold or black and blue. from Business Insider
Your typical muddling, frequently befuddled cop, Jong-Goo is baffled along with the rest of Gokseong's local police force by the onset of a series of horrifically violent and inexplicable murders. from Vox
Further, U.S. trade demands based on fundamental misunderstandings of how trade works are likely to leave trading partners befuddled, particularly if they have a clearer conception of the economics at play. from The Hill
Requiring at least a substantially rational plan for education is a problem in this state because many of our most important policies are so befuddled or misdirected as to be irrational. from The New York Times
An amniocentesis might answer the question in days, of course, but Jones refuses the test because of a vague fear of needles, which allows for months of befuddled hilarity to ensue. from The New York Times
It is all the more remarkable, then, when the American Olympian Miles Chamley-Watson whips his sword around the back of his head to score a point on his befuddled opponent. from The New York Times
By weighing in on the protests, though, Trump is wading into a tricky issue that has befuddled presidents ever since the Iranian Revolution of 1979 ended relations between Washington and Tehran. from CNN
The scheme called for constant player movement and sharp passing, allowing someone, most often the star scorer, to take advantage of a befuddled defense to get off the best possible shot. from The New York Times
To help befuddled fans, the N.F.L.'s rules arbiters said on Twitter that Matthews had been penalized because he landed "with all or most of the defender's weight" on the passer. from The New York Times
Sensing that confusion, Netflix created this really helpful timeline, which should help any viewers befuddled by all the time jumps: A quick crash course in the multiple timelines of The Witcher. from Vox
This, of course, is a fascinating idea — and over the following few years news outlets reported on it with a mixture of confusion and befuddled amusement (if they covered it at all). from Mashable
Brown remains befuddled by the breadth of errors that he and other critics have unearthed in the Food and Brand Lab's research, from data impossibilities to sample sizes that don't add up. from Buzzfeed News
Earlier in the day I'd overheard two impressed and befuddled fathers hiding out in Alltech discuss how their daughters had discovered each other—and their shared hobby—on Instagram months before Breyerfest. from Gizmodo
When I asked Gary Cypres, the owner of the largest private collection of sports memorabilia in the world, what had been the One That Got Away, he gave me a befuddled look. from Vice
Harper Reed, Obama's former CTO, professed himself a bit befuddled by how blockchain dreams intersect with the kind of door-knocking and phone-banking that modern American election campaigns are built on. from Wired
When Patty Hill, an algebra teacher in Austin, looked over Ms. Lindert's latest contract from the Life Insurance Company of the Southwest for The New York Times, she was just as befuddled. from The New York Times
The internet makes neighbors of us all, and my conscience demanded I put some virtual real estate between myself and the befuddled, racist mobster seemingly determined to dismantle and loot the republic. from The New York Times
"Christopher Robin" also represents an improvement from Disney's previous attempt at big-screen glory for the befuddled bear: "Winnie the Pooh" only took in $27 million over its entire run in 2011. from The New York Times
This picture is a heavy-handed pursuit of diminishing returns, given that the male lead, Vincent Elbaz, is equally unappealing as a creepy alpha male and a befuddled representative of oppressed manhood. from The New York Times
But Amy Glaser, who helps run Adecco Staffing, believes the befuddled policymakers, politicians and economists — not to mention the workers themselves — looking for pay to surge won't have to wait much longer. from CNBC
When Apple announced the pricing and initial slate of games for Apple Arcade, I was genuinely befuddled when Apple seemed to gloss over the service getting a fantasy RPG from Square Enix. from Vice
Conway first found television fame on the 1960s comedy "McHale's Navy" playing Ensign Parker, a befuddled by-the-book officer in a group of unconventional sailors in the Pacific during World War Two. from Reuters
This is partly due to the fact that there was very little forensic evidence for many of the murders, and partly due to the fact that Bundy benefited from haphazard and befuddled policing. from Vox
The cult classic returned with a limited run series earlier this year on Showtime, but enthusiasm quickly turned into befuddled confusion over the increasingly meandering wackiness the revived show has put on display. from The Verge
In other words, once you've made the jump to light speed as a tech firm, you need to immunize yourself from the same conquering weapons your own army levied on the befuddled prey. from CNBC
"I asked you in, Featherstone, because I had a sudden desire to reach out to the Bookkeeping Department," one such executive says to a befuddled employee standing before his desk in shirt sleeves. from The New York Times
And yet, wistful though I may remain for my suburban-sprawl childhood, these days I find myself continually amazed and befuddled by my state's insane fetishization of an anachronistic model of urban development. from The New York Times
PARIS — Visitors were turned away from the Louvre on Friday after strikers protesting the French government's planned pension overhaul blocked entrances to the museum, leaving tourists from around the world befuddled and frustrated. from The New York Times
When a befuddled reporter followed up by asking "Pop is rah-rah?" the Warriors' backup big finally cracked a smile, but nodded his head that yes, in fact, Popovich was more rah-rah. from Vice
On the first day the diminutive Mr Son stood on two apple cartons and announced to those befuddled workers that in five years the firm would have $75m in sales and be number one. from Economist
But for a set of liberals — including former Franken aides and backers, big liberal donors, remorseful senators, and some befuddled progressives who still email me about it — the case is still a live issue. from Vox
If you're part of the befuddled crowd, advisors say that taking time to understand some key aspects of these tax-deferred retirement plans can help you make smarter decisions for building your nest egg. from CNBC
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday made a joke about chickens while meeting with Vice President Mike Pence at No. 10 Downing Street that left the room "visibly befuddled," The Associated Press reported. from Business Insider
Sure, the exact amount of aluminium capacity that is closed remains a much-disputed talking point, any calculations befuddled by the fragility of China's official statistics and overlap with the closure of "illegal" capacity. from Reuters
Most of their routines took the form of interviews, with Mr. Rossi asking the questions and Mr. Allen typically playing a befuddled and incompetent (but strangely lovable) astronaut, football player, doctor or other character. from The New York Times
One of the reasons I struggled here was a difficult cross with 261D, which turned out to be EGESTA, or waste; there's some meaning here, but I was just befuddled by both clues, honestly. from The New York Times
In images that are romantic and psychologically severe—the angular grandeur of rock and the terror of the ocean, befuddled by clouds, fog, and breaking waves—the "Atlas" documents an exile's search for home. from New Yorker
The second fund will certainly elicit even more questions about the ambitions of SoftBank and its Vision Fund, which has both awed and befuddled Silicon Valley financiers with its twelve-figure mountain of cash. from Vox
Doge, the now ten-year-old Shiba Inu from Japan, is gentle and calm in real life, but on the internet she's often a befuddled goof — or something else absurd and entirely unrelated to dogness. from The Verge
For the first three seasons, you could reliably expect him to deliver a satisfyingly unpleasant version of himself, as he played a podcaster named Marc Maron, who was annoyed and often befuddled by modern life. from The New York Times
The two commercials show comedian Romesh Ranganathan, representing Twitter, intervening to help befuddled new users who can't figure out how to make a profile, learn what the hell Discover is, and decide who to follow. from The Verge
There are excellent character performances by Roman Zhurbin (General Polkan), Jeffrey Cirio and Joseph Gorak (Dodon's two sons, irrepressibly youthful and callow) and Martine van Hamel (the befuddled royal housekeeper, always a step behind events). from The New York Times
Pulisic proved he could be a pure No. 10, a playmaker: showing he was able to pick locks, drifting and floating the ball over befuddled defenders' heads and hitting his teammates squarely on the mark. from Vice
The professor who taught a course I took on Baroque music in graduate school certainly fit the stereotype of a stuffy old musicologist, with his baggy suits and befuddled manner, yet strict adherence to scholarship. from The New York Times
While still drawing befuddled stares from those outside of her demographic, Eilish's mere presence has been known to get a certain subset of teenager hyperventilating — and spending hundreds of dollars on merchandise Eilish designed herself. from The New York Times
For instance, Lighthizer insists the first phase of the U.S.-China trade deal is completely "done," but Beijing has not confirmed details here released by U.S. officials, leaving markets and key affected industrial sectors befuddled. from Reuters
For instance, Lighthizer insists the first phase of the U.S.-China trade deal is completely "done," but Beijing has not confirmed details here released by U.S. officials, leaving markets and key affected industrial sectors befuddled. from Reuters
Their fate, and that of their families, has befuddled foreign governments, with few ready to repatriate citizens who pledged allegiance to a group sworn to their destruction, but who might be hard to legally prosecute. from Reuters
And even when he's an evil doppelgänger of himself, or a befuddled insurance salesman named Dougie, or a "real" version of himself named Richard, that curious certainty that the world can be "fixed" somehow carries through. from Vox
The investigation of the fatal flight of an Air France Airbus A330 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris in 2009 led to the conclusion that the complexity of the fly-by-wire airplane befuddled the pilots. from Vox
ThinkGeek has always been a delightful place to shop for the spectrum of geek-minded people, from the hardcore fans to the befuddled families of those who like things like Star Trek and Dungeons and Dragons. from The Verge
Still, after the way Alabama was beaten — looking like the lesser team on its home field against a team it had befuddled for years — perhaps Orgeron's defiance was understandable after he headed to an interview room. from The New York Times
While some of the budding activists seemed equipped to return home and wage a successful local-issue campaign, others seemed generally befuddled and uncomfortable with even the basics of social media, like Twitter and digital video. from The New York Times
Ms. Zink has a confident feel for the dynamics of a group house, and for the lives of young, earnest, befuddled, middle-class kids who will sacrifice a good deal in order to believe in something. from The New York Times
The feminist activist and entertainer seems befuddled when it comes to criticizing a woman who has a job only two other women have held in the history of this country: Dee Dee Myers and Dana Perino. from CNN
Or at least, it should be the norm that elected officials step in to protect the public from a president who is lawless and befuddled—even when the president happens to be from the same party. from New Republic
During the eight years of the Obama administration, two economic events occurred which befuddled most economists: Our total national debt rose from $2829 trillion to $22016 trillion while interest rates sank to a new all-time low. from CNBC
Drescher's character, Fran Fine, was a glamorously packaged bridge between the immigrant generation (her grandmother, Grandma Yetta, would frequently appear hilariously befuddled and bedazzled, with a Romanian-meets-Queens rasp) and the modern, assimilated New York Jew. from Buzzfeed News
Ikea, the Swedish home goods retailer, said on Thursday that it had agreed to acquire TaskRabbit, a company known for, among other things, sending tool-wielding workers to rescue customers befuddled by build-it-yourself furniture kits. from The New York Times
Some members of the House Intelligence Committee have used their five-minute question blocks to make rapid-fire assertions to befuddled witnesses, creating short video clips that are then replayed on Twitter and by conservative news outlets. from The New York Times
During the eight years of the Obama administration, two economic events occurred that befuddled most economists: Our total national debt rose to $22020 trillion from $25 trillion while interest rates sank to a new all-time low. from CNBC
Josh Brolin sinks into the role of Eddie Mannix, a religiously befuddled fixer at a 1950s Hollywood studio rife with moral miscreants whose biggest star (George Clooney) has been kidnapped while filming a "Ben Hur"-like spectacle. from The New York Times
The U.S. tech sector is nervous (and a little befuddled) by how the Trump administration is reviewing attempted acquisitions of American tech companies, such as Broadcom's blocked takeover attempt of Qualcomm, through the body known as CFIUS. from Vox
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump embarked on his trip to Vietnam with a political cloud hanging over his head and keen to show progress on a thorny foreign policy issue that has befuddled many of his predecessors. from Reuters
So I (and much of our crew) feel disoriented and befuddled -- as if we&aposre in one of those showbiz nightmares where you can&apost find your way back to the stage in time for the next cue. from Fox News
As befuddled as Jong-su is, the viewer might well believe that they have a handle on "Burning" at this stage: the film seems to have coalesced into an enjoyably awkward romantic comedy about a maddening love triangle. from Economist
The charges were thrown out earlier this month because a judge could not, in good faith, ask a dying, befuddled man to testify or serve out his remaining days when he couldn't even remember his family's names consistently. from Vice
Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway told a befuddled Chuck Todd of NBC that Spicer didn't lie to the press about the inauguration, he just presented "alternative facts" to the press, sending sales of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four skyrocketing. from New Republic
In the realms of health, immigration, and foreign policy, Trump has managed to leave stakeholders on all sides of issues—consumers, providers, civilians, enforcers, diplomats, and entire countries—completely befuddled in ways that threaten to cause great harm. from New Republic
In my opinion, she took a clever enough theme for a Thursday or Sunday and presented it for a Monday solver to sink their teeth into, a nice service to beginners and post-time-change befuddled minds alike. from The New York Times
According to two people with knowledge of the president's remarks, he called Mr. McConnell "a weak leader" and said that he remained befuddled at Mr. McConnell's inability to wrangle the votes needed to repeal the Affordable Care Act. from The New York Times
Oklahoma City's ultra-big lineup of Steven Adams and Enes Kanter absolutely befuddled San Antonio's big men, preventing the double teams they thrive off of—San Antonio's bigs pass out of the post better than anyone in the league. from New Republic
Echoing a similar moment in the ill-fated "site-specific performance event" that Con has written — when Nina suddenly addresses the befuddled lookers-on — Con at one point storms to the front of the stage and stares us down. from The New York Times
When Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota befuddled the New England defense early in the game with his elusive dashes out of the pocket, the Patriots adjusted to stay in the proper pass rush lanes and eventually sacked Mariota eight times. from The New York Times
But somewhat befuddled by Bernie Sanders' far-left economic pitch gaining traction, Hillary Clinton's campaign turned to the argument that policies that are facially neutral on race are insufficient and that Democrats should talk about "systemic racism" and intersectionality. from Vox
And yet in season three, even Mozart seemed a little befuddled by what to do next, spending the first half of its season on a tedious trip to Venice that seemed to exist mostly to spend a bunch of Amazon's money. from Vox
We haven't even been watching a show about her desperate attempts to hide her true identity from befuddled Good Place architect Michael (Ted Danson) or her holier-than-thou neighbor Tahani (Jameela Jamil), the better to stay in The Good Place. from Vox
Trump's posturing back and forth might work in a Manhattan real estate deal, but when it comes to his role as commander in chief American allies are left befuddled, not knowing where the United States stands on any given issue. from CNN
In any incarnation, the Guide follows a befuddled and homeless earthling named Arthur Dent as he tries to navigate a universe filled with hyperintelligent but depressed androids, sentient mattresses, multiple dimensions, extremely bad customer service, and so on and so forth. from Vice
Wolff gets across an accurate picture of the top aides in the Trump White House— Bannon, Kushner, and then-Chief of Staff Reince Priebus—at constant war with one another and cancelling each other out in arguments to the befuddled president. from New Republic
But this partly constructed ghost town in the middle of a desert suggests an outpost in a different galaxy, where Alan and his team resemble a befuddled, less confident Captain Kirk and his crew waiting for the aliens to reveal themselves. from The New York Times
We know Lear best as a befuddled middle-aged man, but he was a prodigy of printmaking, a sort of Victorian David Hockney, with a charming if odd manner that brought him early fame and easy access to the famous. from New Yorker
This has befuddled multiple senior White House officials who told CNN they don't understand why Sanders no longer holds formal briefings, which could help drive the White House's message, if the President has no problem with her defending him on camera. from CNN
Eastern, TBS Villanova has the better all-around team — a complex, shooting-oriented offense and a hybrid defense that throws multiple looks at often befuddled opponents — and it took the tougher road here, beating the No. 1 overall seed, Kansas. from The New York Times
During the Ravens' winning streak, Jackson has been tested by, and has befuddled, some of the league's savviest defensive gurus — the coaches Bill Belichick (Patriots) and Pete Carroll (Seahawks) and the defensive coordinators Romeo Crennel (Texans) and Wade Phillips (Rams). from The New York Times
In his quest to tackle gun violence, President Donald Trump has ricocheted between calling for tougher laws and declaring his fealty to the Second Amendment's right to bear arms, leaving a trail of befuddled lawmakers and advocates in his wake. from CNBC
The cast and writers speak about the experience with a befuddled reverence, and the youthful determination captured in the old clips radiates so powerfully it almost sends us all back to our didn't-know-better-yet selves of 20 years ago. from The New York Times
In "Play Stations," two naked men stand in front of a basement wall covered with crudely lettered graffiti expressing crudely transactional desires and demands, and they look utterly befuddled, as if they have no idea what to do with each other. from The New York Times
Then, she turned to me and my girlfriend, noticing our befuddled faces, and said that she was just telling Leo everything she did in advance just so that he wouldn't be surprised—so he felt part of the whole process. from Vice
Mr. Stallone's Oscar nomination, for his supporting performance in "Creed" — the seventh film in the "Rocky" franchise, which won him his last Oscar nominations four decades ago — has left him, by all outward showings, enormously grateful and glowingly proud, if slightly befuddled. from The New York Times
Every single thing that happened leading to the Myers goal should have been all that was needed to yank Rinne but in a league where pulling a goalie after allowing two goals leaves the broadcasting team befuddled, it was never going to happen. from Vice
While attending art school, Mr. Haacke took a summer job as a security guard at the second edition of Documenta, Kassel's large-scale exhibition of international art — where he photographed befuddled visitors, obsequious dignitaries and hardy cleaners amid the abstract painting and sculpture. from The New York Times
By taking the point of view of a befuddled Chinese bureaucrat, the account helps make it clear how little sense Thursday's debate might make to people who aren't super-familiar with American politics: Our interpreter still desperately trying to diagram Trump Donald's sentences. from Vox
As he was dragged out of the embassy, Assange looked like a "befuddled Old Testament prophet," wrote Alan Rusbridger, former editor of The Guardian, tracing Assange's journey from obscure hacker to one of the most "reviled, celebrated and lionized" people in the world. from CNN
For years, an oil sketch portrait of him that he commissioned artist Ralph Wolfe Cowan to paint in 1987 befuddled the billionaire, who believed the finished work to be incomplete: Cowan had intentionally left out details from one of the painted figure's hands. from Hyperallergic
This past weekend, downtown Reykjavik's usual drunken revelers and befuddled, troll-clutching tourists were joined by quite a different mass of debauched souls—the longhaired, leather-clad devotees who'd come from near and far to immerse themselves in Iceland's potent black metal underground. from Vice
After a second-straight fortuitous bounce sent the puck back to Panarin once again, he made no mistake on the rebound attempt, putting it in the net this time over a befuddled Panik as he was down on all fours inside the net. from Vice
Josh Brolin wears the weight of the world on his shoulders as Eddie Mannix, a religiously befuddled fixer at a 1950s Hollywood studio rife with moral miscreants whose biggest star (George Clooney) has been kidnapped in this satire by Ethan and Joel Coen. from The New York Times
Anna Fox, seemingly estranged from her husband and young daughter, and living alone in a five-story brownstone in a gentrified Manhattan neighborhood, is a sophisticated addition to the sisterhood of impaired and befuddled female protagonists confounded by mysteries erupting in their lives. from New Yorker
Read: Childbirth is killing black women in the US, and here's why The nurse believed that medications might have befuddled Williams, Vogue says, but a doctor arrived -- only to perform an ultrasound, and not the CT scan that Williams believed she needed. from CNN
As the team remains in search of its franchise quarterback, a quest that has befuddled the organization since 1999, Thomas says he believes Griffin, who has been limited by injuries in his first season with the Browns, might be the long-term answer. from The New York Times
As preoccupied, anemic and befuddled as Pittsburgh looked in the first month of this season, Sunday's thorough rout was proof that the Steelers (2-2-1) may indeed have enough talent to keep their chase for a fifth consecutive playoff berth viable. from The New York Times
Apparently, when a lion sees the four legs of a chair, he (or she, although the boys are usually the ones in these shows, I think) sees four separate pieces of prey, one for each leg, and pauses in a befuddled state. from The New York Times
The field appears to have narrowed to the occasionally befuddled and befuddling Joe Biden as the standard-bearer of moderation, and the nimble, plan-a-minute star of the campaign to date, Elizabeth Warren, with her progressive program of social and fiscal reform. from The New York Times
" Associate professor at the Temple University Beasley School of Law and a former prosecutor in the Montgomery County district attorney's office "I am a bit befuddled that the jury deliberated for six days wherein jurors are simply determining the credibility of two people. from The New York Times
Philippe Desan, in "Montaigne: A Life" (Princeton; translated from the French by Steven Rendall and Lisa Neal), his immense new biography, dryly insists that our "Château d'Yquem" Montaigne, Montaigne the befuddled philosopher and sweet-sharp humanist, is an invention, untrue to the original. from New Yorker
He said it: "What the Senate did, in their befuddled mess, is drove me out of business and then bragged about the fact that they got some tax reform passed," Robert Murray, the C.E.O. of the coal miner Murray Energy, to the WSJ. from The New York Times
On a Tuesday afternoon, the line to order a taco snakes outside the restaurant and Feltham takes time to explain the concept to every befuddled person in line, each one with a smile just as big and as enthusiastic as the last. from Vice
Still, as I said in my preview, my favorite thing about iOS 11 is that it recognizes that its users are not so easily befuddled by complex user interfaces — and even if they are, the good ol' way of doing things is still available. from The Verge
Despite the importance of reining in costs, experts are befuddled at the underlying causes of cost disease amid a laundry list of potential factors, including complicated procurement processes, labor rules, underinvestment in software, productivity gains in affiliated fields, environmental regulations, and the list goes on. from TechCrunch
Finally, the app features a strobe light that "animates the zoetropic turntable slipmat included in the [Painting With] deluxe edition LP." If that sentence left you befuddled but you want to know what the animation looks like, you can check out a preview here. from The Verge
Stuck with the apparent requirements of reclassification on the termination service (detailed in our paper), the befuddled agency concluded that it "need not reach the regulatory classification" for terminating access because termination is, the agency asserted, merely a component of end-user broadband service. from The Hill
As I roamed the parking lot before kickoff, it became clear that the vast majority of people there seemed completely befuddled or clueless that they were tailgating in the parking lot of a juvenile detention facility, and in some cases, had been for years. from Vice
Ms. Mitchell's trial-like line of inquiry drew steady but sometimes befuddled responses from Dr. Blasey, particularly as Ms. Mitchell tried to determine whether Democrats or outside interest groups had selected her legal team or paid the expenses for her representation and polygraph test. from The New York Times
The theatergoers who have made Mr. Leveaux's production a palpable hit are unlikely to be similarly befuddled, since Rosencrantz is portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe, who became world famous as the more proactive title character of the "Harry Potter" movies before he proved his stage chops. from The New York Times
At this point, the "pedo guy" Twitter thread was entered into evidence, and the befuddled court had to be told that the reply chains work the other way on Twitter — the first tweet is at the top, and the last tweet is at the bottom. from The Verge
Insider: Another story in the book that jumped out at me was when the documentary filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi [Nancy Pelosi's daughter] is standing next to a thirsty and befuddled Trump in the White House, and there's no one around to give him a bottle of water. from Business Insider
On their radio show, he spoofed the mid-20th-century variety show titan Arthur Godfrey and skewered journalists with his befuddled character Wally Ballou, who reported from an Ohio paper-clip factory that cut costs by eliminating machinery and having the workers make the clips by hand. from The New York Times
The joy of the movie lies in wickedly smirking Nancy drawling, "We are the weirdos, mister" to a befuddled bus driver; in watching the four girls stalk down their school hallway in matching black outfits; in watching them terrorize the date rapist jocks who they target. from Vox
Why this matters: The Trump administration is taking billions of dollars from military funds to quickly construct the border wall, and the president is tying to take control of every small detail, frequently changing his mind and leaving engineers, aides and officials befuddled, per the Washington Post. from Axios
Attention grew, attracting responses from the likes of Roxane Gay, Seth Rogen, and numerous other critical Tweeters, all befuddled by the ways in which Calloway was able to convince hundreds of young women to purchase the pricey floor (literally, these women sat on the floor) seats. from Vice
But as one befuddled Redditor pointed out in a 2016 /r/askreddit thread, the ubiquity of a store that sells an item people only buy every seven to ten years, often with multiple locations in spitting distance of each other, reeks of a money laundering scheme. from Vice
We'll go ahead and blame the buzz, however, for Ben's befuddled claim to Lauren's much younger brothers that he's "not gonna put her in a position that is degrading to her at all" (save for the entire premise of this show) during next week's Fantasy Suites. from Refinery 29
That was the present wrapped in a Tiffany & Company blue box that Melania Trump presented to a befuddled Michelle Obama as the Obamas greeted the soon-to-be first lady and her husband, Donald J. Trump, outside the north portico of the White House on Jan. from The New York Times
I'm still befuddled by how much credit Halloween, David Gordon Green's serviceable selective sequel to the John Carpenter–created series, got for its portrayals of three generations of Strode women, as if fans were trying to will it into being a more thoughtful movie than it actually was. from Buzzfeed News
A Chicago tech company called SpotHero—an app that helps you find a parking space—got tired of having to tech-support its befuddled customers to the garages along the lower roads, bought 500 of the beacons, and gave them to the Chicago Department of Transportation to install. from Wired
Their 26th win, one shy of the franchise record set in 1912, not only highlighted their relentless lineup and a resourceful pitching staff — the knuckleballer Steven Wright befuddled the Yankees for three innings of relief — but also why they have been swept in a series just once this season. from The New York Times
In this episode, Nye seems confident and in control of the panel discussions, the jokes feel free-flowing, and a segment in which a "sound therapist" screams at the kidneys of a befuddled correspondent in order to cleanse her torso of toxins feels far less like sheer mockery. from Vox
Last year, they had to contend with a flood of calls from anxious parents who had been trolled as part of the viral turkey challenge, in which their children sent them texts asking how long to microwave a frozen 25-pound turkey, and then posted the befuddled responses online. from The New York Times
In a film stuffed with set pieces, it's a punch-in-the-gut opener, framing (in the cinema release) the moment of Donnie waking up in the middle of a road on top of a mountain: the lifeless body jerking up, the dreamscape sunrise, the slow befuddled turn to the camera. from Vice
Aston Villa's moves, meanwhile, were toxic: a strange managerial hire in Remi Garde, who lasted 20 games; a series of protests from befuddled fans; a scandal involving the veteran captain Gabriel Agbonlahor, who was, among other things, photographed out partying on the night the Villans were officially relegated last month. from The New York Times
He has intrigued and befuddled a growing audience since the late nineteen-seventies, when he emerged, in Hermosa Beach, California, as a bookish surfer who made flyers and album covers for the punk band Black Flag (his older brother Greg Ginn was the founder and guitarist) and a flurry of zines. from New Yorker
Kranz, who played a somewhat similar hapless-patsy-pushed-to-the-edge role in Drew Goddard's memorable 2012 horror-comedy The Cabin in the Woods, has made a career specialty out of characters who do awful things, but seem so sheepish, harmless, and befuddled that it's easy to empathize with them anyway. from The Verge
It clenches into a furious rictus, or gathers itself into three befuddled folds as his brows jolt upward, or, at moments of deepest disgust, smooths out entirely, into a kind of placid pre-irritation, like a calm body of water, at the bottom of which there is a mine, ready to detonate. from New Yorker
In the late '60s and early '70s, as independent films were diversifying their outlook and shaking off the formulas of Hollywood storytelling, Broadway boulevard comedies like "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" and "California Suite" — tales of the befuddled nouveau riche in a new world — began to look mass-produced and middlebrow. from The New York Times
In fact, I remember being completely befuddled two years ago at the sight of a group of people dressed like shiny ninjas — clad in black shirts and tanks tops adorned with bedazzled skulls and wheels — waiting to enter a SoulCycle studio at 2150 am on West 230th Street in New York City. from Vox
Here's how it compares in size to the biggest funds historically, as well as to some major tech funds: The size of SoftBank's fund has both intimidated and befuddled competing investors, who expect that the giant will have to cut massive, rapid deals in order to put the cash to work effectively, according to sources. from Vox
When Lauren Rincon, a makeup enthusiast in Southern California, discovered that her niece had helped herself to a few eyeshadow snacks, the befuddled aunt tweeted the evidence — a photo of the little girl with her hands, face, and T-shirt covered in hazelnut and crème brulee shades, alongside a palette that had seen better days. from Refinery 29
The nonreview would be a fitting accompaniment to Mariano Rivera's surrendering the only road playoff home run of his career — to Sandy Alomar Jr., with the Yankees four outs from clinching a 1997 division series — and to the swarm of midges that befuddled pitcher Joba Chamberlain and unspooled the Yankees in a 2007 series loss. from The New York Times
AT&T's TV ambitions weren't helped by a year filled with numerous additional missteps, including a growing roster of so many seemingly conflicted and redundant streaming brands (HBO Go, HBO Now, AT&T Now, AT&T TV, AT&T WatchTV, AT&T U-verse, DirecTV), even AT&T support staff occasionally found themselves befuddled. from The Verge
On Monday, the company that makes Tofurky filed an injunction in a Missouri federal court to prevent enforcement of the statute, alleging that the state has received no complaints about consumers befuddled by the term "plant-based meats" and that preventing manufacturers from using the word is a violation of their First Amendment rights. from CNBC
The ongoing mystery of the season is how the Good Place architect Michael (a warm and befuddled Ted Danson) thought Eleanor — who was a cold-blooded, narcissistic nightmare when she was alive — was a death row defense lawyer whose mission trips to the Ukraine "really put her over the top" in terms of avoiding eternal damnation. from Vox
He was also a master theoretician, a kind of player-coach who in the 1960s and 70s, at his club Ajax and on the Dutch national team, pioneered the concept of total football, in which every player on a team can play every position, resulting in a fluid, attacking, highly complex form of soccer that befuddled opponents. from New Republic
So far, the only character we've seen get uncomfortable by Taylor's gender neutrality is the diminutive Paul Krakow (Danny Strong) (now, we're told, the Treasury Secretary; a perfectly creepy equivalent of Steve Mnuchin), but having spent one too many alcohol-infused evenings with uninhibited finance guys, we suspect Taylor would have run into more befuddled bros by now. from Refinery 29
He was also slightly befuddled to be told by Audrey Tang, the minister in charge of digital outreach, that she practised a policy of "radical transparency" and that transcripts of all her meetings, including any interviews, are published online ten working days after the event (she leaves the room when the cabinet starts talking about national security). from Economist
When Bessie (Lili Taylor) is told by the befuddled, empathetic Dr. Wally (Triney Sandoval) that she has leukemia, in the current revival of Scott McPherson's 1990 play, "Marvin's Room" (a Roundabout Theatre Company production, at the American Airlines), she looks acutely embarrassed, as if the doctor had just walked in on her in some private space, unhappily nude. from New Yorker
"As a kid you grow up thinking scientists are these great minds, extremely intelligent, and very respectable people who do not get befuddled by their own biases, always ready and willing to accept that they might be wrong, and would be happily corrected in the pursuit of truth," said a Thunderbolt who wished to remain anonymous. from Vice
Because everything about Trump operates from the opening position that he has never been wrong, changed his mind, or contradicted himself; and because he is always wrong and never really knows what he's saying and is constantly trying to wrench past stridencies into line with his befuddled present, this created a lot of work for everyone. from New Republic
" Here's befuddled little Paul of the charity home, on marriage: "Say you had a wife, and say you had to eat what they cooked you, and say I don't like greens — well, I don't — and say she says, 'You have to eat what you get,' so I don't like greens, say, she gives me greens and — and that's it. from The New York Times
Russia was once a technological laggard: the Soviets did not connect to the global Internet until 1990, and the state security services were so befuddled by the technology that, according to "The Red Web," by Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, agents demanded that Relcom, Russia's first commercial Internet Service Provider, print out every communication that crossed its network. from New Yorker
The inspired, bedazzled, bewitched, or befuddled who, in different ways, claimed to have been moved or even guided by something outside themselves to make art are the subject of Duende, an intriguing, often sumptuous exhibition of these artists' unexpected and inventive creations at Cavin-Morris Gallery in Chelsea, where it will remain on view through June 21878. from Hyperallergic
It gets a little repetitive — there are a few too many sketches about just how rapidly cultural norms are shifting, and even if Castro's comedy never makes fun of the people who are shifting them (and instead targets those who are befuddled or outraged as a result of the shifts), it loses steam fairly early on. from Vox
An enfant terrible of fashion in the 1990s (a label he doesn't quite reject, but is more befuddled by), Mizrahi served as the antidote to the Calvin Klein and Helmut Lang minimalism that defined the decade, joining contemporaries like Todd Oldham and Michael Simon to make colorful noise on the then-quiet runways of New York. from Hyperallergic
Tyus Battle scored 21 points and Elijah Hughes had 18 as Syracuse's defense befuddled host Wake Forest in a 79-54 romp Saturday afternoon in an ACC game in Winston-Salem, N.C. Oshae Brissett and Paschal Chukwu each added nine points for Syracuse (19-10, 10-6 ACC), which snapped a two-game losing streak and picked up its fifth conference road victory. from Reuters
When Arcade Fire won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2011 over the likes of more mainstream artists like Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and Eminem, the Today hosts were... befuddled, because they'd never heard of the band, inspiring the incredible quote, "That's not a good thing when you have a fire in an arcade," and spawning the "Who Is Arcade Fire??!!?" tumblr page. from Vice
Looking like a befuddled Old Testament prophet, the WikiLeaks founder was dragged out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Thursday to a new form of captivity -- and to challenge journalists around the world as to whether he is a hero deserving their support, or a villain for whom few would weep tears if he spent the rest of his life in a jail cell. from CNN
Unless the electorate becomes adept at tactical voting—a proposition that, judging by the befuddled reaction to the suggestion by an aide to Mr Rubio that his supporters pull the lever for Mr Kasich in Ohio, remains a long way off—FPTP all but ensures that a candidate with "deep but narrow" support like Mr Trump will beat one with a "wide but shallow" base such as Mr Rubio. from Economist
Timothy Egan In his own bumbling, befuddled, you-kids-get-off-my-lawn way, Senator John McCain asked one of the best questions on Thursday near the end of the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing with James Comey: What exactly did the president of the United States mean, the last time he spoke to the director of the F.B.I., when he talked about "that thing" they had between them? from The New York Times
Read more:Trump called his vice president 'Mike Pounce' and the internet blew up with memesBoris Johnson met with Mike Pence and left the room 'visibly befuddled' with an awkward joke about chickensIceland, the most peaceful country in the world, was shocked by Mike Pence's arrival with military jets and bomb-sniffing dogsMike Pence said it was 'logical' to stay at a Trump hotel 140 miles from his meetings in Ireland because he has a big security detail from Business Insider
Now in it's 14th year, MDF remains, thankfully, buried deep in the heart of downtown, though over the years MDF has gone from a one venue, one day fest to a multi-day one spread over 2 venues in the tourist Inner Harbor area (which always results in lots of befuddled looks from suburban families in town for the weekend), as well as a sprawling parking lot which is repurposed into an open air festival setting with two stages and dozens of vendors. from Vice
Washington, D.C., neighbors of Interior Secretary Ryan ZinkeRyan Keith ZinkeNew policy at Interior's in-house watchdog clamps down on interactions with press Overnight Energy: EPA proposes scrapping limits on coal plant waste \| Appointee overseeing federal lands once advocated selling them \| EPA lifts Obama-era block on controversial mine Latest appointee overseeing federal public lands once advocated to sell them MORE are increasingly befuddled Tuesday after a man staying in Zinke's residence Monday evening claimed to be the secretary and reportedly called Park Police on a quizzical neighbor. from The Hill