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shock

[shok] / ʃɒk /




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“My reaction was shock, disbelief, anger, embarrassment,” Julio Varela, 54, said in an interview Monday.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

American households have been hit by years of price increases, and the energy price shock this year sent inflation to a three-year high.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

AI companies announced hundreds of billions of dollars in investments after the DeepSeek shock, reassuring markets that the AI revolution was real.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Instead, with six minutes remaining, Helmut Rahn scored a shock winner in a victory that would become known as The Miracle of Bern.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

But the shock of it all held me back.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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