astound
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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
But because of the breadth of her catalog, the presentation here could still astound you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2024
That would be the goal, of course, but the best viral content bubbles up unpolished from the ether, slightly awkward and just novel enough to astound.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
“It’s astound ing. In so many ways, you’re just like him. You’re different, too, of course—you’re gentler and sweeter—but everything you’re saying ... you sound like Abe, when he first came to stay with us.”
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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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
Drifting between boiling anger and crushing regret, O’Brien’s delivery of a monologue to the ghost of Rocky astounds for its insides-bearing rawness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025
So fast to learn, Cormie’s memory also regularly astounds her, Colvin said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2024
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
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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
“Ten men in front of goal, aim for a nil-nil draw. That’s going to make the first round low quality. Fans are going to be astounded by how poor the soccer is.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
Netto says they had no idea how many leads they would get and were astounded by the good results.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
He brushed past Michael Donovan on the threshold with a grave nod and passed down the corridor, oblivious to the astounded stare that followed him.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck discuss what this deal signals about the astounding amounts of money being thrown around the relatively niche market of A.I. investment.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
The numbers involved in AI are truly astounding.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
This astounding dilemma is brought to you by the Angels, and their combination of a consistent focus on affordability and a consistently bad team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
From October 2024 through January 2025, as bitcoin lofted past $100,000, investors poured an astounding $20.7 billion into this group of ETFs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Behind them glittered the astounding ocean with its heaving storms, flying fish, breaching whales, and curls of phosphorescent waves.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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Vocabulary lists containing astound
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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