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astonish

[uh-ston-ish] / əˈstɒn ɪʃ /


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Investment in artificial intelligence continues to astonish amid a technological arms race.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

No matter the general state of the project she was in, Smith never failed to illuminate, astonish and entertain.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

In her first address of the 2022 commencement season, Biden told the more than 1,000 graduates that “you astonish me with your grit and your determination and that is why I love teaching community college.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2022

It makes fans believe in the human capacity to astonish and inspire.

From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2021

It used to astonish us that everyone here has so many children: six or eight or nine.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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