aback

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Several people who have spoken with Warsh said they have been taken aback by what they view as the caustic nature of his criticisms of Fed leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal

Several people who have spoken with Warsh have been taken aback at the caustic nature of his criticisms of Fed leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lawyers for victims' families were taken aback by the decision.

From Barron's

Taken aback, I responded that I was merely a lawyer.

From The Wall Street Journal

The regime was taken aback by Wine's popularity when he emerged ahead of the 2021 vote, and he faced a brutal crackdown that became the subject of an Oscar-nominated documentary.

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