stun
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Sterling Nasa proceeded to stun composer-conductor Justin Hurwitz and the 2,000-person audience with his flawless, impromptu performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
They erased a 14-point second-half deficit to stun the Spurs in San Antonio in game one of the Finals.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
One dog that didn’t bark at the conference, and continues to stun by its silence, is that of a wealth or asset tax.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
Philadelphia’s long-misbegotten basketball franchise revives on the fly to stun Boston.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
He wanted to stun Stalin with the news.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
What stuns me is the horror I felt upon reading this news—the embarrassment, the shame of having felt so superior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Reality TV star, OJ Posharella graces the red carpet with a giant bow sitting on her head as she stuns in her multi-layered colorful outfit she designed herself.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
Saylor has been unflaggingly bullish, even as Bitcoin’s decline stuns investors.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
He stuns De La Salle by running for two touchdowns and a 14-0 lead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2024
She don’t kill that spider, but she stuns it.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
She was stunned how closely autism’s description fit her creative, sensitive girl — her strong need for routine, social anxiety, challenges with communication and sensory processing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who will decide the case using the jury's verdict as guidance, appeared stunned that Fogu was unaware of the internal data.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Lee said she was stunned and touched by the show of support.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
"I was absolutely stunned when I first saw the results," Prof Chris Griffiths, a senior author on the study, at Queen Mary University of London, told the BBC.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Jason ran to the cage, but Brigit remained stunned, stuck and still as a statue.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
It is yet another stunning development in a saga that has witnessed countless twists and turns over nearly four decades.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Visually, the entire set was stunning, with fast cuts of Nancy Whang pounding on her keyboard, Al Doyle whirring his synthesizer, and Murphy shouting into his microphone, wrapped around his arm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
But in recent days, Jeanie had two stunning surprises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Habaneros grumble that the money he spent turning old palaces into stunning hotels -- now empty -- was wasted.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
He did not know that this day, after enduring more than a week of bad news, he would enjoy a stunning reversal of fortune.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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