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Those were among the biggest revelations from general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan during a Wednesday morning chat with WQAM’s Joe Rose.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026 -
Sometimes those revelations are heavy.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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These two series are eye-openers about some of the ways people outside our experiences live.—
Colleen Kujawa,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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The closeness in my race and the closeness in the president's race last year were real eye-openers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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The worry looming over the economy Earlier this month, Dimon had also warned in his shareholder letter that the war in Iran risks oil and commodity price shocks that could keep inflation sticky and push interest rates higher than the market now expects.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The move comes amid regional fallout in the Gulf amid the Iran war, which has triggered one of the worst oil shocks in history.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Here are the 10 biggest bombshells from the WWE legend's final interview.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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But less attention was given to other bombshells dropped about vaccines that day.—
Patricia Callahan,
ProPublica,
19 Mar. 2026
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Back at Big Thunder, there will be other fresh surprises, including 2,000 bats added in the approach to the ride’s rainbow caverns.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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The rest of my day included more life-affirming surprises.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Shockers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shockers. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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