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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

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

From Scientific American ● Jul. 27, 2023

The pusillanimity of American corporations on this subject continues to astound.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2021

Other girls proudly wrote out their exacting routines of work and study to astound their loving parents.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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 "the power with which nature comes back astounds biologists", stressing how "extraordinarily resilient" animals, fish, sea life and plants are "if you just stop doing bad things to them."

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025

What astounds, though, are the sculpture’s extraordinary eyes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025

So fast to learn, Cormie’s memory also regularly astounds her, Colvin said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2024

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

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

“Ten men in front of goal, aim for a nil-nil draw. That’s going to make the first round low quality. Fans are going to be astounded by how poor the soccer is.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

Right away, the effect on her body and well-being astounded her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

Coumarianos adds: “I’ve walked a few clients through all the expenses they’re paying on insurance products for retirement savings, and they’ve been astounded, negatively, at how much their salesperson has extracted from them.”

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026

Even Lewis and Clark with their big guns were astounded and unsettled by the ability of the grizzly to absorb volleys of lead with barely a wobble.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

That number is astounding on its own, but according to most sources and experts, it significantly lowballs the war’s true cost, which continues to mount.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

But even taking that to an astounding $1 trillion in 2027 would represent a growth rate of nearly half of what’s expected this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

But doctors were ultimately able to save her leg – something she calls "astounding".

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

With a 9-1 win Friday and a 14-4 victory Saturday, the Bruins advanced to the Women’s College World Series for the 34th time and for the third time in Grant’s astounding tenure.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

The number of hats Bette owns is astounding.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner