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be awed by



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When Trump first met Barack Obama after winning the 2016 election, he appeared to be awed by the office he was inheriting.

From BBC Jan. 26, 2025

Looking across the Serengeti at herds of honking wildebeest, most of us would be awed by the exuberance of these migrating masses, resplendent in their magnitude.

From Scientific American Oct. 19, 2023

We might be awed by the AlphaGo’s icy efficiency — but then, we might also wonder why anyone would bother playing against a computer.

From New York Times Aug. 24, 2021

I’ve never been able to be awed by him when he performs in an open mike, and he hasn’t been able to laugh at me with my improv team onstage.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 11, 2021

He didn’t know whether to be awed by that knowledge or terrified.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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