startling

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Even for a president who has long relied on maximalist threats, the 85-word post was startling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Depression and desensitization are fueled by easy access to the most startling, graphic images one could imagine, all one click away.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

It’s a startling development that leaves its population homeless and reframes the entire series.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Forecasts for AI’s disruption of the job market bear a startling resemblance to early predictions for the metaverse.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Often you will be plodding through the sanctuary of woods when suddenly a car will sail past through the trees only forty or fifty feet away—a perennially startling sight.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson