shocking

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The shocking, the outrageous, the disgusting—these are the blue-chip stocks of the attention economy that companies like Kino both propel and rely on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

It was a shocking attack on European democracies.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

It’s been a shocking eight years since The Chats released “Smoko,” but crowds in Indio will find it’s aged like fine wine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Some of the revelations in the reports are shocking even to the jaded.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

“And it’s just for a few years. You’re immortal. Which, by the way, is one of the more shocking things you have to tell her.”

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black