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For now, Chambliss is content piling up plays that astound football fans across the country—except for those who know him best.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026

Train punctuality in Germany is appalling - worse than in the UK, which will astound weary British commuters.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2025

For 20 excruciating minutes, Geller failed to astound.

From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2024

And many of these events occurred relatively recently, showing that the field of physics continues to astound us.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 27, 2023

If Darwin were alive today the insect world would delight and astound him with its impressive verification of his theories of the survival of the fittest.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Having seen “The Drama” in theaters twice, what astounds me is witnessing the audience’s open-mindedness.

From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026

He added that DiCaprio "astounds – frazzled and absurd yet also sweet and even noble, he evokes Jack Nicholson in his prime".

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025

What astounds me is that each month or so a manufacturer unveils a newer model that fixes tiny bugs that might have been present with an earlier model.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2024

It astounds me that a major municipal paper does not even carry their home team’s results.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2023

The stamper is a brazen touch, but it's Karl who astounds Helmuth and Rudi with the risks he takes.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

"I'm just astounded, 20 years they wouldn't let him out, but they still put conditions on it."

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Steve Gutshall of Murrells Inlet, was left astounded by Graham’s debate performance and felt that plenty of others were too.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

"We were astounded and overjoyed, actually," Haigwood said.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

As someone who used to write code, I’m astounded by the ability simply to talk to some AI bot named Claude, which then spits out pretty decent software.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

When he contemplated the many diseases and potential accidents threatening him, he was positively astounded that he had managed to survive in good health for as long as he had.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

With hundreds of millions of dollars being pumped into the ecosystem at once, and ad-makers earning astounding sums of cash for their quick work, you’re going to get a lot of slop.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

AEW, likewise, has seen an astounding number of early deaths in its seven years of existence.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

In those movies, he plays unequivocal heroes who perform astounding feats to save the country or the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

But the 23-year-old's lack of match fitness appeared to finally catch up with him in a high-octane encounter filled with breathless exchanges and astounding displays of athleticism.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Twenty-nine years old, he is a slender man with delicate features, a shy, moody temperament, and astounding physical strength.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer