aghast
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When Barbara Walters started interviewing celebrities on her prime time specials for ABC in the 1970s, pearl-clutching journalistic purists were aghast.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
Wednesday, a self-described indie rock band, said they were "aghast" to see Wasserman feature in the Epstein files and did not want to continue to be associated with him.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
Cottrill said he had sculpted the 79-year-old Republican leader's "turkey neck" but the crypto backers were aghast and asked for a more flattering, less realistic look.
From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026
That omission has made her a villain to those aghast as he slashes through funding for vaccines and cancer treatments—including his own cousin, Tatiana Schlossberg, now suffering through terminal cancer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025
“Accuse you?” gasped Ranofer, aghast at the hornet’s nest he had stirred up.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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