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Investment in artificial intelligence continues to astonish amid a technological arms race.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025

No matter the general state of the project she was in, Smith never failed to illuminate, astonish and entertain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024

She is now 95 and widowed, and her positivity and determination continue to astonish.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024

It makes fans believe in the human capacity to astonish and inspire.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2021

Samuel said, “Most people don’t read the details. It’s the details that astonish me. And Abel had no children.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Not particularly exhausted either, which always astonishes me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

"Even today, the story of my father and my mother, while giving me much pain, astonishes me still," Blouin said.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2025

The architectural wonder of writer-director Brady Corbet’s 215-minute postwar immigrant epic “The Brutalist” astonishes onscreen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2024

In one of the performances of the year, Will Keen, as the Russian leader, astonishes throughout, bringing his character to agitated, unpredictable life.

From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2022

Even now, a fact as ordinary, as obvious, as this astonishes him.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Fedorova's employers said this week they were astonished to learn of the expulsion order, which they said amounted to "a particularly serious infringement of freedom of expression".

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Fedorova's employers said Wednesday they were astonished to learn of the expulsion order, which they said amounted to "a particularly serious infringement of freedom of expression".

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

FIFA’s insistence that the judiciary body that made the decision was independent did nothing to assuage Belgium’s soccer federation, which said it was astonished by the move.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

You can see Salonen, who gave Josefowicz the support to be brazen, mouth to her astonished wows!

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

When he located the actual path of Guiteau's bullet, the doctors were astonished.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

What is most astonishing in Mr. Ackroyd’s brisk, persuasive account is the gulf—and, eventually, chasm—between the discipline and virtuosity of Auden’s verses and his increasingly dissolute and unhappy personal life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

There have been astonishing increases in AI use in 2026, and the increase in token use has vastly outweighed the declining “per token cost”.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Argentina was fortunate to reach the final, but Messi got them there with astonishing drama, and a whole new generation was exposed to his vision and greatness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

In fact, in the last five years, Spain have now won an astonishing 16 world and European titles from under-17 to senior level.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

He achieved such astonishing speed records that he was promoted to superintendent, and then went into the contracting business for himself, building bridges, canals, industrial towns, and factories.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey