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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Room for Disagreement Markets are extraordinarily resilient to geopolitical shocks, even ones that generate big headlines, according to Deutsche Bank research.—
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Typically, long-term unemployment has gone down after the job market recovers following recessionary shocks like the pandemic or Great Recession.—
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CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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