shellshocked
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After his performance, Malinin buried his face in his hands, realising the disaster that had just unfolded as his father and coach looked shellshocked in the "Kiss and Cry" area.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
Left shellshocked by World War I, many believed that the best way to deal with the growing threat in Europe was to disarm the democracies and appease the dictators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
McIlroy's haunted and shellshocked face in the recorders' area was image of the year.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2024
Neither, it seems, do OpenAI’s shellshocked employees, investors and business partners, many of whom learned of the move at the same time as the general public.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2023
The older children had been through it so often that, while somewhat shellshocked, they were no longer terrified.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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