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surprising

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"What is surprising is why the Indonesian people still want to choose them."

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That may sound surprising, but brands increasingly view inland cities as growth engines.

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“I feel like I have a natural tendency to poke people at regular intervals with something surprising, a sound they hadn’t expected, like ‘whoosh,’ or an image that they hadn’t ever conjured before.”

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Perhaps one of the most surprising aspects of the approach is that, because thermal cameras measure a physical stress response that is innate in many primates, it can also be used in non-human apes.

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Scientists are uncovering surprising ways to turn discarded materials -- from dried beet pulp to coconut fibers processed by millipedes -- into useful resources.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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