surprise

I asked his executive assistant to keep my visit a surprise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

State and local tax quirks could also play a role in surprise bills.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

All that was thrown at him as a sophomore, so it was no surprise he had some offside penalties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Its director, Geert Hillaert, said his first reaction was "surprise and amazement", adding that he hoped the loot might eventually be used to support the charity's work and meet the "enormous need we experience daily".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

To my surprise, though, she wasn’t alone behind that desk today.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

“Especially in new developments, you have all these surprises, because everything is brand new,” Miklos Ringbauer, founder of MiklosCPA, a Southern California-based accounting and tax advisory company, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

Since publication, I’ve heard from dozens of SPV investors about the surprises they’ve encountered after buying their stakes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman talks about the second year of the festival’s return to Long Beach with bigger stages but familiar controlled chaos — merch tents, skate ramps, surprises.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

In the past year, six members of Congress have died in office, and while a couple were surprises, most of them had health issues they minimized or ignored until it was too late.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026

She has her purple heels on and her Afro is in a sideswept updo, but there’s one thing she doesn’t have that surprises me.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

ABC, which broadcast the World Series that year, showed John looking visibly upset and surprised as he paced the dugout.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Donovan, who has lived in Clacton her entire life, added she was pleasantly surprised by how many people voted for Binface.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

But after 54 hours of work and several timely pep talks, Claude overcame its skepticism—and its case of impostor syndrome— and surprised itself with the result.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

While condos have gotten cheaper, buyers can be surprised by rising HOA fees.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

I rose, surprised at how dark the sky had become, but time passed differently here.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The more surprising story isn’t what’s happening in the world’s most important crude chokepoint — it’s why the oil market no longer seems to care as much as it did just a few months ago.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026

Researchers say the finding points to a surprising mechanism and challenges the prevailing idea that chronic viral reactivation occurs mainly because of immunosuppression.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

But if he suddenly needs to finance the rest of his business empire, it wouldn’t be surprising if more deals were on the way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Its success is perhaps even more surprising given its subject matter - UK politics.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

But something more surprising than a leper was waiting for me when I reached Nana Philly’s house: Avery.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm