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Meanings of startling in English

Startling.

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          Usage of startling in English
          1
          Even at its normal price, this exuberant Spanish example offers startling value.
          The Irish Times
          2
          Another indicator is sometimes startling flip-flops on labor law issues, experts said.
          Reuters
          3
          The agencies are looking at a startling number of major, controversial mergers.
          Reuters
          4
          In conversation he avoided startling references; in action he was freely expressive.
          Autobiography of a Yogi
          5
          Other authors, of course, have more startling ways of grabbing our attention.
          The Irish Times
          6
          I came to a startling conclusion while testing the service last week.
          Wired
          7
          Tantalizingly, abalone are also splitting into new species at a startling rate.
          Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
          8
          However, it's all changed now Theewaterskloof dam has made a startling recovery.
          The South African
          9
          You grasp it; it comes away in your hands with startling lightness.
          The Flaw in the Sapphire
          10
          They remain attractive, but the music's lack of substance is quite startling.
          The Irish Times
          11
          She studied manners closely; drew ingenious inferences; suggested dramatic and startling conclusions.
          Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
          12
          What we said: This is an instinctively catchy and frequently startling record.
          The Guardian
          13
          The reality was startling; for the moment I forgot all about me.
          White Shadows in the South Seas
          14
          Americans' friendliness can be startling at first Americans are genuinely friendly people.
          The South African
          15
          The situation was startling, alike in its incongruities and in its claims.
          Deadham Hard: A Romance
          16
          Just stop, Wilem said, startling both of us out of our argument.
          The Wise Man’s Fear
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