surprise
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However, gains were capped after a surprise build in U.S. crude oil inventories, said ANZ Research analysts in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
But HOAs can also add to the likelihood that you will get an unexpected, even nasty surprise just as you are about to close the sale.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Swift announced on Tuesday that a surprise new single, “Patient Zero,” would come out on Friday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The community rallied round to raise the money needed to bring a boat back and found a surprise ally in the shape of the teacake tycoon Sir Boyd Tunnock.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
He turned to look at me, as he always did when answering a question, but to my surprise he said nothing.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
As chapters grow shorter, options become fewer and the tension tightens, yet surprises continue into the book’s finale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
As for the surprises, nasty or otherwise, hire an independent specialist or fee-only financial planner to review any policy and compare it with self-insurance.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Underneath her pragmatism and sombre suits lie some surprises.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Among the many surprises uncovered by the James Webb Space Telescope, one of the strangest has been a large population of tiny, intensely red objects known as Little Red Dots.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
One day she surprises me again when she presents me with a new dress.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Still, though, he admits to be "definitely surprised" at how much progress he has made.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Even Navatek’s executives were surprised at how far their money went in D.C.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
But Stickle said he wasn’t surprised that a religious institution would be targeted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
We spent two months in Medellín and loved it, so we’re not surprised it has become one of Latin America’s most popular destinations for digital nomads.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Charlie looked as surprised as he ever got.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
One of the more surprising findings involved inflammation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
So surprising has the eurozone’s recent economic strength been that some economists viewed the results of the surveys with some skepticism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
So it wasn't surprising that Jung found ready allies in the community who had also noticed the ginkgo's withering leaves.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Yet another warning sign of a stock-market bubble is coming from growth stocks’ surprising strength.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Uncle Kufa knelt beside her and tried to wipe her face with a cloth, but she threw him back with surprising strength.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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Emotions on Display
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Commonly Misspelled Words, List 6
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 1–3
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