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In the days that followed, Rhian was aghast that the only bereavement support they had been offered was a leaflet with a list of phone numbers.

Environmentalists, however, were aghast, especially after word spread that the park service planned to shoot some of the elk to curb the population.

Even the veteran searchers — accustomed to violence, threats and secret graves — were aghast.

We also know Jaclyn married a younger man, and she seemed aghast at being among older common folk.

Before Friday’s meeting, world leaders were aghast that Trump called Zelenskyy—rather than Putin— a “dictator” and accused Kyiv of starting the war.