startling

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Depression and desensitization are fueled by easy access to the most startling, graphic images one could imagine, all one click away.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

It was a startling scene, even for residents like Denise Evans, who has seen it all over the years.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Turning in startling performances in such modest films as “Steve” and “Small Things Like These.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

While "ravens are already well-known for their intelligence," lead author Matthias-Claudio Loretto told AFP, seeing these cognitive abilities "play out at a much larger scale in the wild" produced startling results.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

But the pictures she did keep, and sold, were startling.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng