shocked
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said he was "shocked by the serious train accident in Toledo".
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
“I find myself shocked at just how many vulnerabilities these AI systems are finding, and the Herculean effort that it’s going to take to get ahead of this.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
"I came to a country that supposedly champions liberty, justice, rule of law, only to be shocked when I entered these detention centers that all my rights were left outside," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
When I first met my late husband, I was shocked to learn that he was estranged from his mother.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
For the first time in a long time, the pigeons were shocked.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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