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amaze

[uh-mayz] / əˈmeɪz /


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“I believe that stories have an important role to play in the formation of human beings,” Miyazaki once said, “that they can stimulate, amaze and inspire their listeners.”

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

“These fish continue to amaze me,” said Kyle Evans, environmental program manager for the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, who had seen the damage to the creek.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

Her family and friends can only watch in wonder at what she will go on to accomplish next as she continues to amaze them daily.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

Meagan’s awed expressions clearly demonstrated that as much as you know a place, you can always find more to amaze you.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

“Him as killed your family. Us in the graveyard, we wants you to stay alive. We wants you to surprise us and disappoint us and impress us and amaze us. Come home, Bod.”

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

That these customers could resist the urge to step a few paces outside to see the real thing still amazes me 55 years later.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

“It amazes me that travelers are not up in arms about the way they get treated,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

"One thing that always amazes me is that this tiny little fly does a hell of a lot; even our best AI agents and robots can't do everything that a fly does," Yang said.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026

"It amazes me – they’re a mountain people, but all that’s left from that noisy temperament is a desire to hug you," says Natalya Sevets-Yermolina, who runs the Russian cultural centre Reforum in Budva.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2024

He also sends him a drawing of a Zouave, a French soldier, which amazes Bernard.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Kurt Sawitskas has already spent weeks analyzing the carousel’s innards, marveling at its antique nature, but also being amazed that it’s still mostly intact.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

It also demonstrated that while Maye amazed the football world last season, he’s still just 24 years old and prone to growing pains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

He said was "amazed" how close it was to people's homes when he visited nearly 20 years ago.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

I am constantly amazed by the number of people in our country who do not seem to understand the basics of capitalism.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Jonah was amazed at how calm his voice sounded.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Watching a bad program, I was very happy to do, and watching a good program was amazing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

“It’s just amazing to me that he’s never been held accountable,” said Kent Schaffer, a special prosecutor who filed charges against Paxton in 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

"This standard drone route will have exactly the same route flown month by month, year by year and visually it's going to give us some amazing information about how it's recovering," Sarah says.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

"The use of the word artificial makes intelligence fake. It makes it sound fake, and it is not fake. It’s actually amazing," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

I still remembered Grandpa Dodzi floating on his back in the creek, and I’d seen some of the fisher kids do it, and it looked amazing, but I’d never even wanted to try.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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