startled
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The difference also appeared across all 37 bird species examined, including easily startled magpies and pigeons that typically allow people to approach much more closely.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
A field of unharvested sunflowers had attracted mixed flocks of birds, especially goldfinches and bramblings, before they were startled into the air by a sparrowhawk.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
“I was really startled by it. It just kind of came in this wave, and then it just grew from there.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
"The two US deportees looked startled and kept asking which country is this and where it is," said a source.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Stanton, startled by her cry, and fearing that the president had died, rushed into the room and called out loudly, “Take that woman out and do not let her in again.”
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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