astounding
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That number is astounding on its own, but according to most sources and experts, it significantly lowballs the war’s true cost, which continues to mount.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
Little-Pengelly said she finds it "astounding that people haven't been talking about that for the last 20 years".
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Stocks bottomed that March, down an astounding 56%, and began a relentless rally that was only upended, however briefly, by the Covid pandemic.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
From the beginning of 2025 through this March, “derivative income” funds, which include these options-driven strategies, have taken in an astounding $71 billion of new money, according to Morningstar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
When at last he came out of the water and touched the shore he had been yearning toward for the whole round of a passing year, he experienced a burst of astounding joy.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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