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
I'm maybe being foolish here but I am backing Sunderland to respond after their shocker at home to Nottingham Forest last time out.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 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
He opts for a flashy shocker of a finale, which violates the play’s comic naturalism and seems faintly desperate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
As it drops to the ground, he says, “You’re a dead-set shocker, aren’t you?”
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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
Of course, it is also an entertainment, festooned in shockers, squeakers and the occasional caper.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
He has, in a sense, been working his way toward “Men” for a while now, having previously written and directed the feminist, futurist shockers “Ex Machina” and “Annihilation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2022
Some of the drawings are shockers, but still excellent.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
