So his career change may perplex some fans: Krissada has become a high-end Bangkok hotelier.

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This, too, might perplex those who read of persistent casualties from al-Qaida and drone strikes.

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Lance Armstrong used to perplex cycling experts with his sustained dominance in the mountainous phases of the Tour de France.

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These days, he probably would perplex most public relations and damage control experts for how he has handled his fall from grace.

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Le Havre, itself, is a port city in the northern part of France, famous for its perplex mixture of cultures and music scene.

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The prime minister's carefully reasoned words seemed to perplex many.

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Mr Brown's new enthusiasm for debate may perplex those who've worked closely with him, especially the former Cabinet Secretary who'd likened him to Stalin for the way he defies contradiction.

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We will call this the Patch Adams perplex.

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The earnestness of attitude, the grimness of the humor, and the careful compositions will perplex audiences too young to have seen Bergman movies and sadden, mostly by force of nostalgia, those devoted moviegoers who were raised on little else.

NEWYORKER: Faithless