shocker
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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
I'm maybe being foolish here but I am backing Sunderland to respond after their shocker at home to Nottingham Forest last time out.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 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
"What were they doing?," lamented former England centre Will Greenwood in his Sunday Telegraph column, with the 2003 World Cup-winner adding: "I love Ford but that was a shocker of a call."
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
“He just dropped it on his way out, and I picked it up as I went to chase him. That’s all. He was a complete shocker, all right?”
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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
If you answered yes to any of those, then the steps the folks below took to protect their show’s big shockers worked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2025
And while we knew there would be some shockers in such an unpredictable draft, this felt extreme.
From Washington Post ● May 2, 2023
Even after those Sun Belt shockers in Week 2.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
Some of the drawings are shockers, but still excellent.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
