dumbfounded
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American skater Nathan Chen, the Beijing men's individual gold medallist, was dumbfounded, saying: "What a shock".
From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026
He said the volatility in recent weeks has left him and other investors feeling “awestruck and dumbfounded at times.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
"I'm dumbfounded as to why this man with allegations swirling around him in 1985 and 1986 was allowed to be employed by the church," Alisdair told BBC Wales Investigates.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025
“Hey everyone, I’m here with Zohran,” said Mullen, in a bucket hat, clearly dumbfounded by his unlikely ascendance to campaign surrogacy.
From Slate • Jun. 26, 2025
His version left the scientific community dumbfounded, for by general agreement, there was no way to create “an absolutely clean bomb.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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