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AstraZeneca is the only company for which obesity offers room for positive surprises, given that it isn’t factored into consensus expectations, according to Jefferies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

When he landed in South Korea on Friday, Huang said he had "brought a lot of business to Korea", promising some new "surprises".

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Its crystal structure and basic properties have been studied extensively, leading scientists to believe there were few surprises left to uncover.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

This is the “other” category in those companies’ earnings statements, which explains a large portion of their first-quarter earnings surprises.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

All in all, Eliot Hearst observed in Chess Life, the Candidates tournament had furnished “a series of early-round surprises that are probably without parallel in chess history.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady