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At first this was perplexing, as it could indicate that certain loci may be too unstable to be valuable.
This editorial asserts that "the greatest fear among cultured folk is that they will say something critical about a perplexing new painting, play, book, or novel that will, in a hundred years' time, be considered a towering masterpiece."
Jeffrey Steingarten's article on food aversions ("The Omnivore") reminds me of a perplexing phenomenon I have observed during the past few years.
Although all the facts are not known, it is perplexing how such a basic error involving billions of dollars could go undetected by the auditors.
But both also miss his perplexing reality, the ambiguity of a man whose life and work refuse to add up to a simple object lesson.