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astound

[uh-stound] / əˈstaʊnd /


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For now, Chambliss is content piling up plays that astound football fans across the country—except for those who know him best.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 6, 2026

Train punctuality in Germany is appalling - worse than in the UK, which will astound weary British commuters.

From BBC Feb. 20, 2025

But because of the breadth of her catalog, the presentation here could still astound you.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 9, 2024

A Banksy work does not astound with technique or formal innovation, nor is it meant to.

From New York Times May 30, 2024

If Darwin were alive today the insect world would delight and astound him with its impressive verification of his theories of the survival of the fittest.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Having seen “The Drama” in theaters twice, what astounds me is witnessing the audience’s open-mindedness.

From Salon Apr. 9, 2026

Drifting between boiling anger and crushing regret, O’Brien’s delivery of a monologue to the ghost of Rocky astounds for its insides-bearing rawness.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2025

What astounds me is that each month or so a manufacturer unveils a newer model that fixes tiny bugs that might have been present with an earlier model.

From Seattle Times Jan. 29, 2024

The Cannes reception to her performance still astounds de Leon.

From New York Times Oct. 7, 2022

That his life has been so wholly redirected astounds him.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Steve Gutshall of Murrells Inlet, was left astounded by Graham’s debate performance and felt that plenty of others were too.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

"We were astounded and overjoyed, actually," Haigwood said.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

“Ten men in front of goal, aim for a nil-nil draw. That’s going to make the first round low quality. Fans are going to be astounded by how poor the soccer is.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

Chair of the Bloody Sunday Trust, Tony Doherty, whose father Patrick was among those killed said he was "astounded" the footage had been used.

From BBC May 1, 2026

Kingshaw whipped round, astounded by the coolness of Hooper’s treachery.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill

This astounding dilemma is brought to you by the Angels, and their combination of a consistent focus on affordability and a consistently bad team.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

That number is astounding on its own, but according to most sources and experts, it significantly lowballs the war’s true cost, which continues to mount.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2026

From October 2024 through January 2025, as bitcoin lofted past $100,000, investors poured an astounding $20.7 billion into this group of ETFs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

But doctors were ultimately able to save her leg – something she calls "astounding".

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

This was an astounding discovery; the universe was millions of times bigger than previously suspected.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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