shocker
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Unlike Golden Tempo, who pulled off a 23-1 shocker to make Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner, Taj Mahal will start at a much lower price for Brittany Russell.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
After all, nothing lasts half a century without changing with the times, and — big shocker — not everything is meant for me, specifically.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
"What were they doing?," lamented former England centre Will Greenwood in his Sunday Telegraph column, with the 2003 World Cup-winner adding: "I love Ford but that was a shocker of a call."
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
There were suspicions in the first Test that all might not be well with Snicko and the technology had an all-time shocker on the first day of the third Test in Adelaide.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026
The street’s a complete shocker and has always been renowned for it.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
Her tales defy easy categorization—suspense shockers? ghost stories? horror sketches?—even as they insinuate themselves into our souls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Those shockers leave the Sun Belt in need of a statement-making encore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
The women’s tournament had two big shockers within the span of a few hours.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2022
All the broken tackles and hearts that pinballing rookie Javonte Williams left in his wake Sunday can’t do justice to the elusiveness the Denver Broncos displayed in producing one of the season’s biggest shockers.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2021
Some of the drawings are shockers, but still excellent.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
