speechless
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When 17-year-old student Max Avena visited the site of New York's fallen Twin Towers, hearing the first-hand accounts of survivors of the deadliest attacks on US soil left him "speechless."
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
The scale of the cluster left the team speechless.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
He jumped from his chair and put his hands over his mouth, speechless as Stockard was crowned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
“I’m speechless with how good he played,” Andersen said on Sunday night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Kin was speechless for a moment, then said, “Ye’ll have to tell me the rest later.”
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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