surprisingly

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After a surprisingly quick negotiation with the film and TV studios, the members of the Writers Guild of America have officially ratified a new four-year contract.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

In the end, some 8,000 small seismic events were induced along the targeted fault, but also, surprisingly, along other faults running perpendicular to the main one, sparking local magnitudes ranging from -5 to -0.14.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

For a crypto conference, this one had a surprisingly corporate sheen.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The observations show that the planet's atmosphere is surprisingly dense and filled with heavier molecules, including water vapor, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and traces of methane.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

The feral cat that Charles found turned out, surprisingly, to be a rather good pet.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt