astonishing

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Floridians are paying an astonishing 47% more; Texans, 45% more; and North Carolinians, just over 40% more.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Every week it’s a more astonishing screwup, frequently without consequences for any lawyer who admits to error.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

What they were doing with these oafs, I do not know, but it was astonishing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Its gross margin hit 75%—an astonishing level of profit for a company whose customers lose tens of billions of dollars a year on AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The Smokies harbor an astonishing range of plant life—over 1,500 types of wildflower, a thousand varieties of shrub, 530 mosses and lichen, 2,000 types of fungi.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson