shocking
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In the deluge of emails and comments we have received over the past 24 hours, we were accused of breathless hype, shocking ignorance and peddling what one reader described as “absolute rubbish.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Det Ch Insp Allam Bhangoo said it was a "shocking incident".
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the news of the murder inquiry was "really shocking" and Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch called the circumstances "extremely distressing".
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
“It’s shocking to be here in 2026 and, whatever distance we traveled from 1966 until now, to see it all get reset,” Was said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Ellsberg knew the story, so there was no single item he found shocking.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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