amazements

plural of amazement
as in astonishments
the state of being strongly impressed by something unexpected or unusual imagine Dorothy's amazement when she discovered that the Wizard of Oz was just an ordinary man

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Noun
  • The Oscars, airing March 2 on ABC and streaming live on Hulu, will offer up kudos for some of these astonishments.
    Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Pandemic bottlenecks, wars, climate shocks and geopolitical tension exposed the fragility of global supply chains.
    Robert C. Wolcott, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Asian stocks still have room to run even after a blistering first-half rally, while investors should continue diversifying into commodities as geopolitical shocks reinforce long-term demand for metals and energy infrastructure, Goldman Sachs said.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 29 June 2026
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