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It checks the heart rhythm and will only tell you to give a shock if it is needed.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2022

“They wanted to give a shock message today to show to everybody that they are serious about price stability.”

From BusinessWeek Mar. 3, 2011

The gymotus, or Surinam eel, which attains a length of five or six feet, has an electric organ from head to tail, and can give a shock sufficient to kill a man.

From The Story of Electricity by Munro, John

I have selected that expression advisedly, in order to give a shock to the reader.

From Hortus Vitae Essays on the Gardening of Life by Lee, Vernon

Zotto suru signifies "to cause a thrill" or "to give a shock," or "to make shiver;" and of a very beautiful person it is said "Zotto-suru hodo no bijin,"—meaning!

From The Romance of the Milky Way And Other Studies & Stories by Hearn, Lafcadio




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