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stunning

[stuhn-ing] / ˈstʌn ɪŋ /


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That’s when the Lancers came close to a stunning comeback.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

On Saturday, the New York Times published this document as part of a report on a stunning set of leaked internal memos from 2016 that effectively launched the Supreme Court’s modern shadow docket.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

He won the Uefa Cup and Coppa Italia and when his stunning individual performances lifted Argentina to World Cup glory in 1986, Neapolitans proudly declared him theirs.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The transformation was so stunning, Cunningham said, that when professional organizations caught wind of it, they were suspicious that Miller was using performance-enhancing drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Not only had she heard it meowing in the dark, but she also saw it make an absolutely stunning leap early one morning.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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