startlingly

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His first major recording boasted startlingly propulsive performances of Beethoven’s Fifth and Seventh Symphonies, with the uproarious Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, recorded 20 years ago this month.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

This stated that state-owned enterprises could also be "leading geese", and proposed the startlingly ambitious target of seeing 50 from Vietnam reaching the Fortune 500 list for the region by 2030.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

A spritz of lemon or lime and a sprinkle of salt is often enough — startlingly so — to make them feel alive rather than virtuous.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

It was a worrying sign after what had been a startlingly strong end to 2025 for both the healthcare sector at large, and biotech and drug stocks in particular.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

Mona looked at her out of her one good eye—it was startlingly blue compared to the filmy white covering the other—and said, “I am a greenwitch.”

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo