surprise
Example Sentences
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Consumer-watchers forecast the more surprising behaviors that marketers should pay attention to in the year to come, featuring sauce to go and decor for your decor.
Inflation, then, tends to be more benign, and earnings growth tends to surprise on the upside.
From Barron's
A report in the Times said the national Dutch police force was "surprised" by some of the claims attributed to Dutch law enforcement by their British counterparts.
From BBC
Meta’s deal surprised some officials in Beijing, some of whom disliked the agreement because they considered Manus an example of China’s AI power, people familiar with the officials’ thinking said.
To the surprise of his coaches and teammates, Sheppard decided at the end of September to transfer to Crossroads in Santa Monica.
From Los Angeles Times
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