be startled
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Likewise, viewers will not be startled when Marina eventually discovers painful secrets about her mom and dad that cause her to reconsider those phantom figures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
But even jaded readers will be startled by the scope of the self-organizing tyranny besetting the book world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
A person with Tourette disorder might be startled by each separate sound, especially if it increases in volume.
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2024
Yet in my role as publisher of The New York Times, I continue to be startled by the growing resistance to independent journalism.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
The workers who knew him well were unsurprised, while the newer ones would often be startled, thinking his behavior a bizarre sort of motivational method.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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