stun
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Police have since been banned from using stun grenades at school protests.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
China's world number 85 Wang Xiyu fought back to stun the top seed 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, and will play compatriot Zhang Shuai for the title.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Sterling Nasa proceeded to stun composer-conductor Justin Hurwitz and the 2,000-person audience with his flawless, impromptu performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
One dog that didn’t bark at the conference, and continues to stun by its silence, is that of a wealth or asset tax.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
He wanted to stun Stalin with the news.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
Reality TV star, OJ Posharella graces the red carpet with a giant bow sitting on her head as she stuns in her multi-layered colorful outfit she designed herself.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
Saylor has been unflaggingly bullish, even as Bitcoin’s decline stuns investors.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
The outreach from Joan at first stuns him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
But it’s that second performance, a frowsy FBI agent named Terry Husk, that really stuns you, because it’s Jude Law, going darker than ever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
She don’t kill that spider, but she stuns it.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Residents across the UK were left stunned as the sky was illuminated by the spectacular colours of the Northern Lights on Friday and Saturday evenings.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The death of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal on Wednesday drove a "stunned" Lopez to lay a candle on Thursday at an improvised shrine in the Spanish capital's Puerta del Sol square, the epicentre of the protests.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
On week one of the competition, Mahir landed star baker after he stunned TV judges Nigella Lawson and Paul Hollywood with his peanut and caramel chocolate stout cake.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Only a year ago, the Eagles had stunned the Rams by blocking a field goal and returning it for a touchdown in the final seconds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
I felt vaguely stunned, as if she had struck me from a blind spot.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
But in a stunning collapse against Oklahoma on Saturday, Manning showed that years after being anointed as football’s next star he remains far from the finished product.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Pike's stunning survival renewed focus on the ethical debate surrounding capital punishment in the United States.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
Year: 2020 Compiled by: Rachelle Hampton Of note: The graphics in this one are legit stunning.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026
But Kyren Williams rushed for touchdowns of one and seven yards in the final four minutes to lift the Rams to a stunning comeback victory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Mama Carmen’s face opened into a stunning smile.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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