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a startling piece of historical research

she had startling blue eyes.

he bore a startling likeness to their father.

A startling cultural transformation occurred in post-war Britain.

He asked us to be quiet and then made a startling announcement.

the remembrance of her visit came back with startling clarity.

when she hit thirteen she shot up to a startling 5 foot 9.

And then she said something really startling.

I contemplated the startling turn of events.

And that contrast would be startling by itself.

As you can imagine, Ivan found that pretty startling.

" What? " said Harry, completely distracted by this startling news.

The juxtaposition of these two remarks was startling.

The entire picture was something quite startling, the results also suggested a way through the Big Bang.

This is a startling turn, given their past contributions.

Then an alarm clock goes off, startling both women.

As he gazed at her, he saw something startling.