- present participle of astound.
astounding
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From the beginning of 2025 through this March, “derivative income” funds, which include these options-driven strategies, have taken in an astounding $71 billion of new money, according to Morningstar.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
So far, 2026 has been a year of astounding gains for many stocks of semiconductor manufacturers.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
One cup of Man Cereal has an astounding seven grams of saturated fat.
From Salon • May 23, 2026
The Lakers defense was astounding, holding the Rockets to 13 points below their season low.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
If one filters out banal and impersonal events, most of what’s left are astounding aberrations and coincidences, and one’s mind begins to resemble the headlines of supermarket tabloids.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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