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agape

[uh-geyp, uh-gap] / əˈgeɪp, əˈgæp /


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The mouths of journalists were agape, but time dulls horrific reality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

Davies tells Newsbeat he shared his plan with BBC bosses, leaving them "with jaws agape, loving it".

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

By late afternoon, Fernandez is dozing in his chair, mouth agape, hands clasped in his lap.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2024

There I was, learning about the end of this particular chapter of democracy while trying on jorts 50 percent off at a Gap Outlet, my mouth agape at the not-surprising but still-shocking news.

From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2024

Kim had looked at me, her mouth agape, like I’d just told her I planned on sauteing up a platter of slugs for dinner.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman




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