dumbstruck
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The world watched dumbstruck as the historic event was broadcast live, but Wall Street yawned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
"Instead of being dumbstruck by the enormity of it, we can actually make progress toward an answer about why we're here in the universe."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026
“I’m dumbstruck because it’s not that he said anything against Charlie Kirk,” said protester McKensie Lara.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
Kennedy, now even more dumbstruck and insulted, tried to steer the conversation elsewhere, and to engage other members of the delegation.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2025
The silence was broken, not by Ron, who in any case looked as though he was temporarily dumbstruck, but by a soft tap, tap on the window.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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