astounded

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Coumarianos adds: “I’ve walked a few clients through all the expenses they’re paying on insurance products for retirement savings, and they’ve been astounded, negatively, at how much their salesperson has extracted from them.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

As the relatively sensible one, Gill, a constant companion to Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor, as in “Who,” is wonderful being astounded or upright.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

At the British embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania, he was taken seriously by MI6, which was astounded by the wealth of information the former archivist had to offer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

"In 48 hours we had raised more than the asking price of £55,000. We were astounded," the couple said.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

“Eat this before we try again. I didn’t expect you to do it your first time; in fact, I would have been astounded if you had.”

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling