shock

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Hugh said the diagnosis was "quite a shock", adding: "I really didn't expect that because I had no pain, just a little bit short of breath if I was doing heavy exercise."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

A zero-percent target would leave little room for error, as even a minor shock could result in deflation, or falling prices, arguably as bad an outcome, or worse, than inflation.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The core rate is still too high, but its decline to 0.2% from 0.4% in April suggests the oil shock isn’t spreading into the broader economy, at least so far.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“It was a shock to some people,” Den Herder said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

But the shock of it all held me back.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu