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shocker

[shok-er] / ˈʃɒk ər /




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“The No. 1 shocker for people when they’re buying an electric car is … they come home to find out that their electrical system cannot support an electrical-vehicle charger,” Labrin said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Best of all, the shocker revelation explaining the shivery occurrences is haunting and persuasive—within the wide parameters of the genre, of course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Unlike Golden Tempo, who pulled off a 23-1 shocker to make Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner, Taj Mahal will start at a much lower price for Brittany Russell.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

After all, nothing lasts half a century without changing with the times, and — big shocker — not everything is meant for me, specifically.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026

He walks the twins to Tía’s place, and a few minutes later, they come back with a shocker.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

Coventry were served up a couple of shockers by getting Arsenal and Manchester City as their first two away fixtures and this trip is far from easy for them either.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Her tales defy easy categorization—suspense shockers? ghost stories? horror sketches?—even as they insinuate themselves into our souls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

Now that I have the cheerful stuff out of the way: The TV biz may be filled with uncertainty, but I don’t see a lot of big shockers among the major nominees.

From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2023

And while we knew there would be some shockers in such an unpredictable draft, this felt extreme.

From Washington Post ● May 2, 2023

Some of the drawings are shockers, but still excellent.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak


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