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consternation

[kon-ster-ney-shuhn] / ˌkɒn stərˈneɪ ʃən /


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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

Air India is currently the biggest loss-making entity within the Tata Group - which took over the ailing carrier from the government in 2022 - and a point of growing consternation for the Tata board.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The operation brought together the CIA officers and state authorities in Chihuahua, and that collaboration was a source of consternation for Mexican federal officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 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

The wonder and consternation with which Joe stopped on the threshold of his bite and stared at me, were too evident to escape my sister’s observation.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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