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“The No. 1 shocker for people when they’re buying an electric car is … they come home to find out that their electrical system cannot support an electrical-vehicle charger,” Labrin said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Unlike the Saturday evening shocker that occurred when the Lakers acquired Luka Doncic, it was no Saturday night surprise to learn the Dodgers traded for Tarik Skubal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 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

Oliver Fetzer, a former CEO of Viridos, said the scientists’ cost estimate, in combination with the low productivity seen in algae’s first year of outdoor testing, “was a shocker for everybody.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

Charlie helps clean up after dinner, which is a total shocker.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

Coventry were served up a couple of shockers by getting Arsenal and Manchester City as their first two away fixtures and this trip is far from easy for them either.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

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

If you answered yes to any of those, then the steps the folks below took to protect their show’s big shockers worked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2025

Now that I have the cheerful stuff out of the way: The TV biz may be filled with uncertainty, but I don’t see a lot of big shockers among the major nominees.

From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2023

Some of the drawings are shockers, but still excellent.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak