surprise
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Organized in roughly reverse-chronological order by curator Katherine Brinson with support from Charlotte Youkilis and Bellara Huang, the solo show opens with a surprise courtesy of an unlikely source: Joan Miró.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
“I want to surprise people. I think the first listen is going to be amazing.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The rapper dropped his anticipated solo record, Iceman, plus two more surprise ones - Habibti and Maid of Honour - on 15 May.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Rob Morgan, who runs the Gower Fresh Christmas Trees Farm near Swansea, said he had seen various items dumped on his land before, but this was a "bit of a surprise".
From BBC • May 21, 2026
I just stared at him, my mouth open in surprise as I tried to make sense of what he was saying.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing surprise
Emotions on Display
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Commonly Misspelled Words, List 6
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 1–3
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