as in surprisingly
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Not surprisingly, Trump balked at the establishment candidates presented to him for the post: Jay Clayton, his first-term chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission; Robert Giuffra, a chair of the venerable New York law firm Sullivan & Cromwell; and Missouri’s attorney general, Andrew Bailey.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025 -
The United States is, not surprisingly, concerned about alliance burden-sharing and security commitments, recently focusing on Australia and Japan and their respective views toward Taiwan.—
Frank Lavin,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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And, amazingly, the picture of the young Johnson standing on the boat in 1979 materialized.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 July 2025
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Silicone covers are often a bit thicker and might show through thin garments, but that’s not the case with thin, throwaway pasties like these X-shaped Commando stickers, which are amazingly durable and sticky.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
16 July 2025
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“Astonishingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astonishingly. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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