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surprise

[ser-prahyz, suh-] / sərˈpraɪz, sə- /






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Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger expressed his surprise that Trump “used it on everything,” from “every rally through the election campaign.”

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The buzz: Turkey could be one of the surprise teams in the tournament after qualifying for the World Cup for the first time since 2002 with a pair of 1-0 wins over Romania and Kosovo.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Sir Mick Jagger has made a surprise appearance at an Oxford pub performing with local students.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

One surprise was that teachers were susceptible to the gravitational mass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Ever since I’d told her about the text messages, about my secret account on Scrollr and its surprise popularity, we’d had some variation of this talk about once a month.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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