startlingly
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There is certainly an unhurried pace to poet and playwright Andri Snær Magnason’s ruminations on his island nation’s disappearing glaciers, and a meditative quality to the film’s startlingly beautiful visuals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Gelsomina becomes startlingly conscious of a wider world beyond her carefully curated habitat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The star returned to the spotlight last year with her fifth album West End Girl - a startlingly honest account of the breakdown of her marriage to actor David Harbour.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
His affection for standard tunes brought startlingly new vitality to such unlikely songs as “The Surrey With the Fringe on Top.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
She hastily looked away, afraid that he might have read her mind, so startlingly clear were the images there.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
