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The phrase "baffling for" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It means something is confusing or puzzling for someone. Example: The math problem was baffling for the students, but after receiving extra help from the teacher, they were able to solve it.
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It must also be baffling for your readers.
Life doesn't seem to be getting any less baffling for the monotonal comedian Steven Wright.
Primer was head-scratchingly baffling for an awful lot of the time, especially towards the end.
This is baffling, for Our Deliverance and Moment of Forgiveness are especially lovely.
ITV2's Towie, on the other hand, is baffling for a first-timer.
Apollo's new love is baffling for Alice, whose real interests are Neil and Scrabble (not necessarily in that order).
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She's baffled by her life, and we're baffled for her.
Sur looked baffled for a moment, then declared, "Remember to vote tomorrow!
He was "baffled for years"; She admits, "I was afraid of you".
Four years later, as consultant architect to the Brazilian Ministry of Education and Health, he introduced horizontal gear-operated, adjustable baffles for the new multistoried office building in Rio de Janeiro.
When I asked him what he meant he looked baffled for a moment, then announced that I was 'stealing his dad's taxes'.
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