After noticing the host had been looking slightly perplexed by the dog in her background, she introduced the pair to Charlie, joking he was having a morning nap and had decided he ‘needed a bit of airtime’.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/11/30/helen-george-left-shock-dog-licks-live-tv-19905120/

A judge was left perplexed by a Shropshire paedophile's excuse after he was caught trying to have sex chats with 12-year-old girls by undercover police.

Source: https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2023/04/29/judge-perplexed-by-whitchurch-paedophiles-excuse-after-he-was-caught-by-undercover-cops/

Board member Mohamed Baayd wrote an email to his board colleagues on May 25, stating that he was "perplexed" with how the majority of the board rushed to ask Gadson to resign.

Source: https://www.cityweekly.net/utah/a-revolving-superintendents-door-board-member-squabbling-and-a-blistering-audit-mark-three-tumultuous-years-for-the-salt-lake-city-school-di/Content?oid=19520526

Bosco was a little perplexed by all the kisses he was getting from her."

Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/just-a-sweetheart-emaciated-dog-tied-to-railing-with-note-finds-forever-home-bc-spca-says-1.6337920

But now that I've had it, I'm even more perplexed by how easy it was to make.

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/kelsiehammond1/i-tried-viral-ice-cream-bread

Dr. Hochschild, who has known Dr. Gay for years and remains supportive, said in an interview that she was perplexed to learn about the repetition in language in the acknowledgments of her book, from the 1990s.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/us/harvard-claudine-gay-plagiarism.html

I am perplexed by this outcome, as I believe that inquiries such as mine are part and parcel of the everyday role of an MSP.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23359426.serious-problem-lack-accountability-msps/?ref=rss

I hope this clears things up for those curious journalists who seem to be perplexed by the term.

Source: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/what-is-gender-ideology/

I understand animal behavior very well, but am still perplexed by urban human mentality.

Source: https://thesubtimes.com/2023/02/12/wigeons-and-flickers-and-juncos-oh-my/

Knoblock sought the advice of his senior leadership team, but some managers were as perplexed as he was about why certain members of the staff so ardently wanted to work from home.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/magazine/return-to-office-consultants.html

Krista Lee, who was previously married to him, told local site that she remains perplexed at the suspect's motive, but that the pair knew each other.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11969477/San-Francisco-police-arrest-fellow-tech-exec-murder-Cash-App-founder-Bob-Lee.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Martin Scorsese’s film employs mock archival newsreels to illustrate the perplexed resentment of white society towards the wealthy Osage people, who were chauffeured and adorned in fashionable furs and jewels.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/news/killers-of-the-flower-moon-the-hidden-history-of-the-near-erased-osage-murders/

Media reports on the Nord Stream pipelines attacks are a coordinated effort to divert attention and the is perplexed how US officials can assume anything about the attacks without investigation, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230308-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-wagner-mercenary-group-claims-control-of-eastern-part-of-bakhmut

“My clients are perplexed by this filing,” Braccini told the Times.

Source: https://1010wcsi.com/fox-politics/dianne-feinsteins-daughter-holds-power-of-attorney-over-ailing-senator-amid-family-finance-fight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dianne-feinsteins-daughter-holds-power-of-attorney-over-ailing-senator-amid-fami

Once a very perplexed Yoshida found the ball hiding in the fixture, the play was dead, resulting in an automatic ground-rule double and forcing Isbel back to third.

Source: https://nesn.com/2023/08/red-sox-relieved-to-catch-lucky-break-on-strange-play-vs-royals/

Residents and businesses in Sherfield on Loddon were perplexed when they received notice of the closure of a major through road, less than a week before.

Source: https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/23997065.gazette-review-year-september-december-2023/?ref=rss

Some investors are perplexed by the deal.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/investing/article-11975875/MIDAS-SHARE-TIPS-UPDATE-Spectral-MD-investors-crossroads.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Still, many people walked away perplexed as to how a movie so gripping could have such a simple ending.

Source: https://gamerant.com/bird-box-ending-explained/

THERE’S a riddle that has perplexed philosophers since the time of the Greeks: what comes first, the chicken or the egg?

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23349632.bryan-kohberger-idaho-shooting-david-wilson/?ref=rss

The resident of a North Charleston residence can be heard informing a perplexed operator that “we got a pilot in the house” during the four-minute conversation to 911.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/news/f-35-jet-pilot-calls-911/