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For now, Chambliss is content piling up plays that astound football fans across the country—except for those who know him best.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026

Train punctuality in Germany is appalling - worse than in the UK, which will astound weary British commuters.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2025

For 20 excruciating minutes, Geller failed to astound.

From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2024

And many of these events occurred relatively recently, showing that the field of physics continues to astound us.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 27, 2023

Chicago would rebuild itself in a way that would astound the country and the world.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy

Having seen “The Drama” in theaters twice, what astounds me is witnessing the audience’s open-mindedness.

From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026

He added that DiCaprio "astounds – frazzled and absurd yet also sweet and even noble, he evokes Jack Nicholson in his prime".

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025

What astounds, though, are the sculpture’s extraordinary eyes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025

What really astounds her colleagues, though, is not only that she has survived and remains committed, but that Maye’s humor, spirit and above all her voice are in the best shape of her career.

From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2023

The stamper is a brazen touch, but it's Karl who astounds Helmuth and Rudi with the risks he takes.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Steve Gutshall of Murrells Inlet, was left astounded by Graham’s debate performance and felt that plenty of others were too.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

"We were astounded and overjoyed, actually," Haigwood said.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

As someone who used to write code, I’m astounded by the ability simply to talk to some AI bot named Claude, which then spits out pretty decent software.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

“Ten men in front of goal, aim for a nil-nil draw. That’s going to make the first round low quality. Fans are going to be astounded by how poor the soccer is.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

It astounded me that fifty years ago, even lower-income families had an entire house to themselves.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

In response, Eritrea announced late on Thursday that it was severing diplomatic ties with Ethiopia, describing Addis Ababa's decision as "astounding".

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck discuss what this deal signals about the astounding amounts of money being thrown around the relatively niche market of A.I. investment.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

The numbers involved in AI are truly astounding.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Fulton lured 40 friends and relatives on board and chugged all the way to Albany and back, covering 300 miles in 62 hours—an astounding pace of nearly 5 miles an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

It was an astounding achievement that was probably not surpassed for twenty-eight years.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer