stunned
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Chicago Cubs players aren’t surprised the Dodgers got Kyle Tucker, but they were stunned by the short-term, high annual-average value deal he signed.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Hailey Baptiste saved six match points as she stunned world number one and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen described it as a "Sputnik moment" -- referencing the 1957 launch of Earth's first artificial satellite by the Soviet Union that stunned the Western world.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
After months of dizziness and arms aching so badly she could barely walk her dog, Susan Glannan lay stunned in a sunny hospital room as a doctor told her she should have open heart surgery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Mrs. Sterling asked, still in a stunned, marveling tone.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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