awed

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Mozart Maxon, then a consultant for India’s National Disaster Management Authority, was awed when he saw the lake for the first time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Long before the luminescent spectacle awed viewers of Disney’s 2010 film “Tangled,” real-life lantern festivals have been taking place around the world.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

His shock-and-awe campaign has been theatrical, but I’m neither shocked nor awed.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2025

Sleek sea otters dive and twirl in a tank before awed visitors.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025

His writing was beautiful and powerful, and the lively and vigorous flourishes in his calligraphy awed us.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang