startling
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It’s home to perhaps 4,000 year-round residents, star-struck by night, startling at dawn, surrounded by the largest state park in California, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
This past week, the German government made an announcement that was both startling and unsurprising.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
But that is by design, said INRIA's Serena Ivaldi, as the robots "have to act in human environments" without startling the people they help.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Airlink's flying feat divided opinion with some labelling the startling manoeuvre reckless, while others praised the precision and expertise on display.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
All in all it was a fairly routine day until dinner time, and even what happened then was not really startling.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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