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astonishing

[uh-ston-i-shing] / əˈstɒn ɪ ʃɪŋ /


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Antarctica's Hektoria Glacier underwent an astonishing collapse between early 2022 and spring 2023, retreating at a pace rarely seen in modern observations.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

He erased that X with his camera and his astonishing heart.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Meanwhile, AI chatbots have improved at a startling pace in both the accuracy and relevance of their answers to an astonishing range of questions.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

The song itself is a brooding ballad with an astonishing vocal climax, but will it leave voters trapped in a spider web of indecision?

From BBC • May 8, 2026

As astonishing as that was for me to think about, since winning Nationals in 2013 I hadn’t lost a single meet in which I’d competed in all four events.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles




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