shellshocked
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“A few are shellshocked because they spent the majority of their nest eggs to be here, and don’t know how or where they’ll live.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
A shellshocked Swiatek lost seven games in a row against Bencic, including a rare set to love, with a racquet toss and tears at the end of the match summing up her frustration.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
McIlroy's haunted and shellshocked face in the recorders' area was image of the year.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2024
The next day, the shellshocked parents struggled to come to grips with the financial toll of the incident and the catastrophic sentimental loss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2024
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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