startling
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You would think so, except that 19 of those 67 seats were won by Israel’s “Arab parties,” an all-time high, and that startling fact has thrown the entire political system into confusion.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
At the Shrine, though, each song was still a startling feat of storytelling — a raw wound that somehow hadn’t healed at all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
"I've never heard that before but that was heard again later in the wildfire season. That was startling," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
What emerges is a book as entertaining as it is informative, a smartly crafted account that covers a broad swath of history’s most confounding puzzles and startling rediscoveries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
“Nathan, did you hear that?” the water monster asked, startling Nathan.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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