consternation
Example Sentences
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It’s a major deal that caused immediate consternation throughout baseball.
From Los Angeles Times
Asked why this information had not been made public, the chief constable said to the consternation of MPs that it was because "he wasn't asked about it" before.
From BBC
Peller noted “consternation around the potential for an antagonistic approach towards not only issuers but broader financials despite what was believed to be a lenient regulatory environment.”
From MarketWatch
But it also set off public consternation and understandable questions from the National Football League, which had agreed to let Netflix livestream two games on Christmas.
The next day, after considerable consternation and multiple false starts, I wrote John Irving an email conveying my story.
From Los Angeles Times
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