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It's not surprising that he doesn't want to go.
The changes to the campus were surprising.
He shows a surprising lack of concern for others.
A surprising number of people were laid off at the factory.
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Even more surprising, trees that had been nibbled by caterpillars weren’t the only ones that had changed their chemistry.
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Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
The results are not surprising, as many studies show that sedentary behaviors have significant impacts on health, said Dr. Andrew Freeman, director of cardiovascular prevention and wellness at National Jewish Health in Denver.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 11 June 2024
Why forecast, anyway? Having such wide margins of error is not our way of absolving ourselves of responsibility if the election result is surprising.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 11 June 2024
The filmmaker had access to Simon’s archives and enjoyed a perhaps surprising degree of elbow room in his close encounters with the performer, now 82, who’s grappling with the near-total loss of hearing in his left ear even as his new lyrics deal with questions of faith and mortality.
—Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
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Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
The results are not surprising, as many studies show that sedentary behaviors have significant impacts on health, said Dr. Andrew Freeman, director of cardiovascular prevention and wellness at National Jewish Health in Denver.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 11 June 2024
Why forecast, anyway? Having such wide margins of error is not our way of absolving ourselves of responsibility if the election result is surprising.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 11 June 2024
The filmmaker had access to Simon’s archives and enjoyed a perhaps surprising degree of elbow room in his close encounters with the performer, now 82, who’s grappling with the near-total loss of hearing in his left ear even as his new lyrics deal with questions of faith and mortality.
—Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
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“Surprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surprising. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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