pleasantly surprised
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“We wanted customers to be pleasantly surprised that they could walk into a restaurant that looked like that yet be able to afford to eat there,” said McCormack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
In truth, banks were pleasantly surprised they were not hit at the last Budget, given the large profits they have been making in recent years.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
When the joke lands differently with a punchline they’re not expecting, they’re pleasantly surprised.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Maxime Novikov, a 43-year-old historian on the tour, said he was "pleasantly surprised that part of the new museum is dedicated to Russian territories that were under Nazi occupation."
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Roy had been pleasantly surprised to find that Florida had ospreys, too.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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