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shocking

[shok-ing] / ˈʃɒk ɪŋ /


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“For a program that’s been around since 2013, it was shocking that you’d come across its cancellation, effectively, in the corner of the bowels of a subpage of the internet.”

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

"It's pretty shocking," Dodemont said from her restaurant in Eupen.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Patterson and editor Patrick J. Smith interweave scenes of intrigue and shocking violence, take liberties with Amziah’s storytelling asides and give us barn-burning musical sequences.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

After that shocking episode, Hackney’s life continued to shift in unforeseen ways.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

And that's precisely why it was so shocking when I learned my mom and dad had gotten a divorce.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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