surprising

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Using two-photon microscopy, the researchers monitored activity inside the animals' brains as they reacted to this surprising outcome.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Though not a part of his economic outlook, an inflation surge into the 8% to 9% range over the next 12 months would not be surprising, he says.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

But, after Norway's 1-1 draw with Scotland's Group C opponents Morocco in Sunday's public friendly, Solbakken described it as "surprising" when talking to Norwegian broadcaster NRK.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

As Ryan Cooper writes in The American Prospect, one surprising factor that’s keeping the supply somewhat steady is been green energy.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

My life turned to Hollywood oddly enough, and it proved a strange place to live and a surprising place to run into an animal that could and did change my life.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen