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gave the nationally known golfer an awed look
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Read: ‘La Niña really can’t come soon enough’ Experts had anticipated a storm as extreme as Beryl, but they’re still awed when faced with the real thing.
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Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 2 July 2024
Whereas al Qaeda terrorists often fought to the death, Taliban fighters largely threw down their weapons and returned to their villages, awed by the destructive capabilities of U.S. airpower.
—Michael A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2023
After the ceremony, Kelce said he was awed by the visit.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2024
Auden, at 34, rumpled and eccentric, awed Hayden by reciting poems from memory in German and Latin.
—Tom Stanton, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2024
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Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 2 July 2024
Whereas al Qaeda terrorists often fought to the death, Taliban fighters largely threw down their weapons and returned to their villages, awed by the destructive capabilities of U.S. airpower.
—Michael A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2023
After the ceremony, Kelce said he was awed by the visit.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2024
Auden, at 34, rumpled and eccentric, awed Hayden by reciting poems from memory in German and Latin.
—Tom Stanton, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Awed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/awed. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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