astonishing
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"When you actually think of that amount of time, 26 years at one football club, it's absolutely astonishing."
From BBC • May 19, 2026
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
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
Her face was square-jawed, dominated by an astonishing pair of aviating eyebrows.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
He has the demeanor of a psychoanalyst, watchful and impassive, and his ability to transform his face so easily and quickly was astonishing.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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