astonished
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You can see Salonen, who gave Josefowicz the support to be brazen, mouth to her astonished wows!
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
On Friday, the prime minister said she had been astonished by Trump's initial claim that she "begged" for a photo.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
Lead study author Xiaotong Peng of the Chinese Academy of Sciences told AFP that the researchers were "astonished" when the scale of their discovery became clear.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
“As astonished observers have not ceased pointing out, the combination of round receptacle jutting into an upright wall unmistakably resembles a huge toilet.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
If the roof of the house had suddenly flown off, the old gentleman wouldn’t have been more astonished.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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