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stort ling

  • v  to stimulate to action
  • v  move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
  • s  so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
    Sydney's startling new Opera House
    startling news
    startling earthquake shocks

  • From Bhutan to Japan, the region's antismoking movement is beginning to score some startling victories.
  • Ferran Adria has won the adulation of food critics and cooks by whipping up startling combinations of texture, temperature and taste: bite-size cuttlefish ravioli that explode in a .
  • What percentage of the people of Boston are Roman Catholics? Last week The Pilot, official publication of the Boston archdiocese, reported the startling figure: 74.
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  • Nieuwenhuis' HR caps 4-run 9th, Mets startle Cubs
    NEW YORK (AP) -- Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit a three-run homer that capped a four-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning and the New York Mets salvaged what had been shaping up as another sorry afternoon, startling the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Sunday.
    June 16, 2013 - The Associated Press via Yahoo! Sports
  • Marmol gives up four runs in 9th as Mets stun Cubs
    Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit a three-run homer that capped a four-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Mets salvaged what had been shaping up as another sorry afternoon, startling the Cubs 4-3 on Sunday.
    June 16, 2013 - CBS Sports
  • Paris Air Show: MAX jet engine part made from dust
    The engine on Boeing’s forthcoming 737 MAX will incorporate several mind-blowing new technology features. The most startling is the production of a small intricate part, the tip of the fuel nozzle that swirls fuel and air together in a labyrinth of tiny passages, then sprays the mixture into t
    June 16, 2013 - Seattle Times

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