startling
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The red, as startling as a cymbal clap, strikes the eye, but the impending drama remains out of sight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
"I've never heard that before but that was heard again later in the wildfire season. That was startling," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
In one startling episode, a 9-year-old Jeannette was wakened one night in the family’s home in Phoenix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The private life of disgraced Silicon Valley startup founder Elizabeth Holmes will soon be aired to the public in a startling new documentary filmed in the 34 days before she went to prison.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
“Grammy,” I say, the shrillness of my voice startling me.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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