consternation
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The “Made in China 2025” plan released in 2015 that caused so much consternation in the West earmarked 10 industries for self-sufficiency.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
But it did little to cool her consternation.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
The book, published just a quarter of a century after the events that inspired it, caused consternation because of the way it highlighted the suffering of German civilians.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
However, and to the braying consternation of VW faithful, the GTI and Golf R come only with the 7-speed automatic, branded Tiptronic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
“Not yet,” she said, and when she saw his consternation she explained that farm kids drove early—they had to.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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