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surprising

[ser-prahy-zing, suh-] / sərˈpraɪ zɪŋ, sə- /


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So surprising, in fact, that they wondered whether the video that appeared online was a deepfake generated by a particularly imaginative artificial-intelligence program.

From The Wall Street Journal

But in the case of Hungary it is neither new nor surprising.

From BBC

“What is surprising is that the Fed appears to be fighting back,” Privorotsky added.

From MarketWatch

With data on some 150,000 law-school applications over the past five admissions cycles, we could measure, with surprising accuracy, how law-school admissions were changing in response to the Supreme Court’s decision.

From The Wall Street Journal

India's goods exports rose a surprising 19 percent in November 2025, reversing an October decline.

From Barron's