striking

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The martial vocabulary of his books with titles like “The Bloody Crossroads,” “Why We Are in Vietnam” and “World War IV” was striking when American cultural elites were retreating from military engagement.

From The Wall Street Journal

"And striking up conversations about what we're happy with, and what we would like to be doing differently."

From BBC

After all talk, the face-off passed without incident with Paul striking a bizarre pose, pushing his stomach out, placing his hands on his back, raising his eyebrows and even bringing his hand to Joshua's chest.

From BBC

After thirty days of development, the differences were striking.

From Science Daily

But it wasn’t just the hyperrealism of the scene that made it so striking.

From Los Angeles Times