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the jaw-dropping prices for high-end modern art at the auction houses this season
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The formula is simple: Brave souls rely on bountiful amounts of luck and skill to pull off a jaw-dropping feat, usually with common household items or sports equipment.
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Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
But the method reached new heights and cultural awareness thanks to Robbie and her jaw-dropping, months-long Barbie promo tour expertly curated by her stylist Andrew Mukamal that featured an explosion of pink and meticulously crafted, luxury re-creations of looks worn by the iconic doll.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
Zendaya Leave it to Zendaya to turn out two jaw-dropping looks for this year's Met Gala.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 6 May 2024
Her 2023 Met Gala look honoring Karl Lagerfeld was jaw-dropping.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 11 Apr. 2024
The prices paid by the new owners were jaw-dropping by today’s standards in a Bay Area that features sky-high housing costs.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
The slick-fielding shortstop has made plenty of jaw-dropping plays with the Nationals’ minor-league affiliates, earning him his first promotion to Triple-A on Friday.
—Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024
When the producers protested, Cimino put them off by showing some spectacular wide-angle shots — whatever the film’s flaws, Vilmos Zsigmond’s cinematography is jaw-dropping — and everybody retreated to their corners.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
But none of his other Derby winners turned in the type of jaw-dropping, mind-boggling performance that Fierceness did Saturday at Gulfstream Park.
—Clark Spencer, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2024
Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
But the method reached new heights and cultural awareness thanks to Robbie and her jaw-dropping, months-long Barbie promo tour expertly curated by her stylist Andrew Mukamal that featured an explosion of pink and meticulously crafted, luxury re-creations of looks worn by the iconic doll.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
Zendaya Leave it to Zendaya to turn out two jaw-dropping looks for this year's Met Gala.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 6 May 2024
Her 2023 Met Gala look honoring Karl Lagerfeld was jaw-dropping.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 11 Apr. 2024
The prices paid by the new owners were jaw-dropping by today’s standards in a Bay Area that features sky-high housing costs.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
The slick-fielding shortstop has made plenty of jaw-dropping plays with the Nationals’ minor-league affiliates, earning him his first promotion to Triple-A on Friday.
—Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024
When the producers protested, Cimino put them off by showing some spectacular wide-angle shots — whatever the film’s flaws, Vilmos Zsigmond’s cinematography is jaw-dropping — and everybody retreated to their corners.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
But none of his other Derby winners turned in the type of jaw-dropping, mind-boggling performance that Fierceness did Saturday at Gulfstream Park.
—Clark Spencer, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Jaw-dropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaw-dropping. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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