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be awed by



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Nacua and other Rams receivers continue to be awed by Adams after his back-to-back 100-yard performances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

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

Like the 18 other passengers on the ship Origin, from the expedition cruise company Ecoventura, I went to the Galápagos Islands in May to be awed by nature.

From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2022

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

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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