stunned
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Crews stunned the fish with electricity, scooped them up in buckets, trucked them to a hatchery and ultimately moved them to Arroyo Hondo Creek in Santa Barbara County.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Still, I was stunned by how hard it was to find like-minded fans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The rampage stunned Germany and provoked a heated nationwide debate about security around Christmas markets, a beloved seasonal German tradition.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
I had met Imtiyaz twice before, in Ahmedabad, in the stunned days after the crash, when families were still waiting for DNA confirmation to identify their loved ones.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Mr. Diamant slumped down in his chair, too stunned to smoke, and I had a great bleeding wound somewhere deep inside my chest.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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