astonish

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They have issues with their scrum, among other things, but they have home advantage and an astonishing win rate against Scotland.

From BBC

Co-stars also spoke out in support, including Wapol actor Rob Colletti, who said it was "astonishing" that a "vocal minority" took issue with Vivi being played by a woman who wasn't white.

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"Just yesterday we found a kind of type of swimming sea cucumber, and we still don't know what it is," he added, calling the diversity he's seen "really, really astonishing".

From BBC

In a staggering contest of 13 tries and 90 points, Gregor Townsend's men were astonishing in every way until a madcap endgame that saw France run in a battery of tries.

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But the most astonishing thing isn’t that the Pistons have turned almost overnight into the favorite to reach the NBA Finals.

From The Wall Street Journal