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astound

[uh-staund] / əˈstaʊnd /


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That she and Paulson are a couple, never mind a Hollywood “It” couple, continues to astound her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

For now, Chambliss is content piling up plays that astound football fans across the country—except for those who know him best.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026

Train punctuality in Germany is appalling - worse than in the UK, which will astound weary British commuters.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2025

And many of these events occurred relatively recently, showing that the field of physics continues to astound us.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 27, 2023

“But you will amaze and astound your audience,” says Emily.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

Having seen “The Drama” in theaters twice, what astounds me is witnessing the audience’s open-mindedness.

From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026

He added that DiCaprio "astounds – frazzled and absurd yet also sweet and even noble, he evokes Jack Nicholson in his prime".

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025

What astounds, though, are the sculpture’s extraordinary eyes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025

What really astounds her colleagues, though, is not only that she has survived and remains committed, but that Maye’s humor, spirit and above all her voice are in the best shape of her career.

From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2023

The stamper is a brazen touch, but it's Karl who astounds Helmuth and Rudi with the risks he takes.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Bernadette said she was "absolutely astounded" to find out the cost of paying for their water, as it used to be just a "little add-on" to their monthly bills.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Steve Gutshall of Murrells Inlet, was left astounded by Graham’s debate performance and felt that plenty of others were too.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

"We were astounded and overjoyed, actually," Haigwood said.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

As someone who used to write code, I’m astounded by the ability simply to talk to some AI bot named Claude, which then spits out pretty decent software.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

I am astounded: how she can even think of paying $40 to $60 a day?

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

With hundreds of millions of dollars being pumped into the ecosystem at once, and ad-makers earning astounding sums of cash for their quick work, you’re going to get a lot of slop.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

This time, it was Los Angeles’s turn to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat by doing something even more astounding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

AEW, likewise, has seen an astounding number of early deaths in its seven years of existence.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

The numbers involved in AI are truly astounding.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Horizontal, soundless except for a peculiar boom, tangible, infinite, the astounding dimensional weight of it streamed across the mud.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White


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