stunned
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The book alleges: "Unlike my other callers, who were stunned, barely able to articulate their condolences and offers of help, he sounded giddily elated - like a lottery winner, I remember thinking at the time."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
He’d been stunned by his star’s nearly centurylong sentence and came away from a review of the case suspecting that Walters may have been wrongfully convicted.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
In late 2025, she sat down in CEO Satya Nadella’s office for a meeting and was stunned when he asked her to consider taking over Xbox.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
But when it came time for the world premiere of his latest film, “Elsinore,” the mood was stunned, saddened and wowed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Mr. Diamant slumped down in his chair, too stunned to smoke, and I had a great bleeding wound somewhere deep inside my chest.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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