surprise
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Speaking at a Brussels summit Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Starlink services were still being restored, describing the disruption as "a very unpleasant and dangerous surprise".
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
That shouldn’t come as a surprise given the idea’s seeming simplicity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
And his treatment of certain players, too, has caused surprise from within the playing staff.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
A sharp selloff in shares of companies closely tied to the AI trade is driving investors toward safety, sparking a rotation into defensive stocks and fueling a surprise rally in hard-hit Treasury notes and bonds.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Ever since I’d told her about the text messages, about my secret account on Scrollr and its surprise popularity, we’d had some variation of this talk about once a month.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
Afterward, Fielder pleaded with the crowd to keep the film’s biggest surprises to themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Also, “there were probably few surprises from the MAS” decision to leave monetary policy unchanged, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
And what a delight it is that this world still holds some surprises for us.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
“At these levels, we think the risks of upside surprises far outweigh those on the downside,” Jonas said of the stock.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Still, life had always been a series of passions, obstacles, and surprises for Maria Merian.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
Mr. Evans chimes in that he’s not surprised at this.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Debbie Almontaser, a longtime Muslim community organizer who helped elect Mamdani, wasn’t surprised by the confrontation.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
In truth, banks were pleasantly surprised they were not hit at the last Budget, given the large profits they have been making in recent years.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
"I would be very surprised if we got less than 40 percent," he said in an interview on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
He was not surprised to see the pile-up.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
It’s shocking but not surprising that the overentitlement dynamic, which I call misogyny, takes over.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
The robots carried out some tasks — such as mopping, vacuuming, wiping and dusting — with surprising skill.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
This "indicates conditions for corals are worsening significantly... not at all surprising given the accelerated warming and lack of abatement of global drivers of coral decline", said Obura.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Month over month, core prices rose by 0.3%, surprising economists who had expected a 0.2% increase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Boaz, meanwhile, wielded the broom with surprising efficacy.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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