appalled

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And I was really appalled, and I couldn't figure out what to do.

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  • And I was really appalled, and I couldn't figure out what to do. —  Rick Smolan tells the story of a girl
  • And the more I went into the matter, the more fascinated-appalled might be the word-I became. —  139 - Weird Valley
  • Dickens wanted his audience to be appalled -- it saddens me that, 150 years later, so many people find the educational conditions described by Eleanor to be perfectly acceptable.
  • "The motel staff were just appalled, absolutely appalled," she said. —  northernstar.com.au: The Northern Star
  • But Pakistan elite opinion is appalled -- The News turned over its editorial and op-ed pages to six scathing denunciations of Zardari -- the number of his enemies has only increased, and it's difficult to escape the feeling his days are numbered. —  CounterPunch
 

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