shocked
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"I would be shocked if this is unique to the fly," Yang said.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
“I was pretty shocked at how hard it is to get something made,” she says of the series’ six-year journey to screen.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
"He looked very shocked as I said that," she continued.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Short seller Andrew Left’s conviction this week on securities-fraud charges has shocked an influential niche of the stock market whose calling card is its ability to affect stock prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Important men who might have expected from Eisman some sign of deference or respect, on the other hand, often came away from encounters with him shocked and outraged.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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