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Women’s rights advocates said that for India, the events of the past week had been stunning, with the movement in the country gathering momentum.

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2018

The first impact of the German offensive in the Ardennes had been stunning.

From Time Magazine Archive

The shock of her voice and look, even more than her words, had been stunning in their first unexpectedness.

From Captivating Mary Carstairs by Crosby, Raymond Moreau

The effect of that sudden warning had been stunning.

From The Bondboy by Ogden, George W. (George Washington)

It had been stunning but not absolutely crushing.

From The Nest of the Sparrowhawk by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness