shocking
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Spike Lee’s masterpiece was met with hand-wringing when it arrived in theaters 37 summers ago, with white critics fretting how “urban audiences” would react to its shocking ending of brutality and angry protest.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson's political career is a tale of two Good Fridays – the first a pivotal turning point, the second a shocking end.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
Bjorn Borg attempted a comeback after his shocking early retirement, but he’d probably like us to forget that ever happened.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
As shocking as the changes to the coastline appeared, the shifting of the earth's crust that created it was a "natural movement", she said.
From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026
The whole complex was somehow shocking, alien to the sloping hills and fields.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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