puzzling aspect

collocation in English

meaningsofpuzzlingandaspect

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puzzling
adjective
uk
/ˈpʌz.əl.ɪŋ/us
/ˈpʌz.əl.ɪŋ/
difficult to explain ...
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aspect
noun
uk
/ˈæs.pekt/us
/ˈæs.pekt/
one part of a situation, problem, ...
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(Definition ofpuzzlingandaspectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpuzzling aspect

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First, he takes as an axiom the mostpuzzlingaspectof altruism.
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A seeminglypuzzlingaspectof these recent studies lies in their conclusions.
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Onepuzzlingaspectof the book is the omission to explicitly state whether and to what extent certain countries are included.
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An equallypuzzlingaspectof this study is the way in which it compares four extremely different situations without giving much thought to this diversity.
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There is apuzzlingaspectof this provision.
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Europe presents apuzzlingaspectto the world.
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What is a particularlypuzzlingaspectof the present situation is that the employment figures are rising at a substantially lower rate than the unemployment figures are falling.
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But there is onepuzzlingaspectof this colophon.
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By contrast, one of the most puzzling aspects of deontological moral theories is their rejection of this link.
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I suggest the puzzling aspects of my interpretation are dissolved when the following considerations are put into focus.
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Puzzling aspects of the model aside, it does have interesting properties and seems well worth exploring further.
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Onepuzzlingaspectof shoal selection is how a fish can choose to join a shoal of animals similar to themselves, given that it can not know its own appearance.
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New evidence clarifies its puzzling aspects, enabling us to reach a plausible conclusion.
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There are still a number of very puzzling aspects to this whole matter.
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That is one of the puzzling aspects of the whole matter.
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I understand that the outsider may think that there are certain puzzling aspects to the situation.
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There are some puzzling aspects but the story, nevertheless, adds up to pure legend.
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