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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

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

From Scientific American ● Jul. 27, 2023

The pusillanimity of American corporations on this subject continues to astound.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2021

“It’s astound ing. In so many ways, you’re just like him. You’re different, too, of course—you’re gentler and sweeter—but everything you’re saying ... you sound like Abe, when he first came to stay with us.”

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

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

From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026

So fast to learn, Cormie’s memory also regularly astounds her, Colvin said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2024

“It still astounds me as to how glacial the pace has been” to tackle the problem, said Dr. Ryan Hoy, who leads an occupational respiratory disease clinic at Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2023

The Cannes reception to her performance still astounds de Leon.

From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2022

That his life has been so wholly redirected astounds him.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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

The Vibe’s cargo space astounded us at times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 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

Harry watched, astounded, as Dumbledore placed the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth keys in their respective locks, reopening the trunk, and each time revealing different contents.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

With hundreds of millions of dollars being pumped into the ecosystem at once, and ad-makers earning astounding sums of cash for their quick work, you’re going to get a lot of slop.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

AEW, likewise, has seen an astounding number of early deaths in its seven years of existence.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

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

And now we have a paper chain 378 miles long—an astounding achievement for any town.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman