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completely taken aback by the neighbors' announcement that they were moving
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Related Stories Saarinen has been voicing similar concerns for years – but the latest development still took him aback.
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Rodgers took some players aback by his just-one-of-the-guys approach.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Hashim Raza remembers being thrown aback when his son professed his love for Hussain-Raza.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Glen Sitwell, a building manager who watched all of this play out from his corner office, said the aggressive posture of the agents took him aback.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Rodgers took some players aback by his just-one-of-the-guys approach.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Hashim Raza remembers being thrown aback when his son professed his love for Hussain-Raza.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Glen Sitwell, a building manager who watched all of this play out from his corner office, said the aggressive posture of the agents took him aback.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
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“Aback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aback. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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aback
adverb1
archaic
: back entry 2 sense 1, backward
2
: by surprise : unawares
taken aback by the turn of events
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