After protracted negotiations with Cricket Australia lasting two seasons, Smith overturned perceptions of his waning worth as a Twenty20 batter with a series of startling displays for the Sydney Sixers in last season’s Big Bash League.

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/wrist-injection-has-steve-smith-primed-for-world-cup-20230914-p5e4n7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

A man suffering from Long Covid has made such a startling recovery he will be climbing to Mount Everest Base Camp next week.

Source: https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/man-with-long-covid-set-to-climb-mount-everest-base-camp/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-with-long-covid-set-to-climb-mount-everest-base-camp

A recent has revealed a startling reality: UK companies are grappling with invoice processing expenses soaring to a staggering £25 per invoice.

Source: https://pressat.co.uk/releases/accounts-payable-services-that-help-uk-businesses-lower-purchase-invoice-processing-charges-from-an-average-of-25-explore-ap-and-ar-offerings-of-ibn-tech-30e6d9f0d94a177af6e524d24d39023f/

At the other end Travis Head began to beat the ball, and beat the energy out of the day, en route to one of the great ODI innings of all time, a match-winning 137 of startling verve and skill.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/nov/19/silences-defined-the-day-as-indias-invincibles-crashed-to-a-final-twist

But a Denver Post review found that high turnover — while lower than it was during the pandemic — still undercuts those gains to a startling degree.

Source: https://www.denverpost.com/2023/06/25/regional-transportation-district-bus-train-operators-staffing/

But what is startling is that in 1970 atmospheric carbon dioxide was just 315 ppm.

Source: https://www.nhgazette.com/2023/02/11/merrimack-station-a-fifty-year-n-h-disaster-continues/

But with 35 minutes gone City were 2-1 up, Julián Álvarez the goalscorer with a piece of brilliance picked out of the air, a startling shot that rose and fell and dipped over the flailing hand of Bernd Leno.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2023/apr/30/beauty-of-manchester-city-shines-through-as-clock-ticks-down-to-treble

California has experienced startling declines in its populations of native bees, butterflies, moths, songbirds and other pollinators in recent decades due to habitat loss.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-12-24/los-angeles-southern-california-native-plants-drought-water-use-landscaping-gardening

Characterizing AI activity as potentially “startling” and also “incredibly convenient,” O’Reilly talked about another use of these technologies: to help humans feel more reassured about their own ideas.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwerner/2023/07/28/whos-the-authority-on-gpt-and-cybersecurity-is-it--gpt/

DAPHNE, Ala. (WALA/Gray News) - A customer waiting for food in the drive-thru line at a Whataburger in Alabama made a startling discovery as she looked inside the restaurant window.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/c90454c3037d2760?ref=ff

Does the phrase — usually following two startling knocks on the door — fill you with happiness or dread?

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/travel/travel-stories-readers-2023.html

Even more startling: neither do the words “America” or “American.”

Source: https://www.aei.org/education/not-our-job-public-schools-and-patriotism/

Events change with startling speed.’

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-12472065/Williams-withering-private-verdict-Harrys-tell-memoir-revealed-royal-confidant-GYLES-BRANDRETH-says-late-Queen-appalled-grandson-laid-bare-Spare.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Following her performance, Rihanna’s concurrent listeners on Apple Music increased by a startling 331% globally.

Source: https://thesource.com/2023/02/16/rihanna-about-music-in-2023-i-want-it-to-be-this-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rihanna-about-music-in-2023-i-want-it-to-be-this-year

For a first-time position coach, Newsome's impact was startling both on and off the field.

Source: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/college-football-assistants-under-pressure-next-season

He pulled back to create separation from Brown before swishing the triple in Brown’s face to give Atlanta a two-point lead with 2.1 seconds left and lift the Hawks to a startling 119-117 victory at TD Garden on Tuesday.

Source: https://nesn.com/2023/04/jaylen-brown-not-second-guessing-defense-on-trae-youngs-game-winning-shot/

In 2002, his scientists found startling levels of benzene and other dangerous chemicals outside the facility, including toluene, which is found in nail polish and explosives, and 1,3-butadiene, a carcinogen used in plastic and rubber products.

Source: https://grist.org/accountability/for-years-the-epa-and-texas-ignored-warning-signs-at-a-chemical-storage-site-then-an-inferno-erupted/

In a major survey published by the ESRI in 1979, a startling 74 per cent of Southerners declared themselves antagonistic to “Northern Protestants”, with just 7 per cent claiming to be favourably disposed towards them.

Source: https://sluggerotoole.com/2023/02/07/those-who-want-unity-the-most-seem-to-see-it-is-an-extension-of-sameness/

In a rather startling similarity since Google chose a way of design philosophy on the tablet – unfold – both unfold and noble $1,799.99 starting price.

Source: https://www.mutiny.in/comparison-between-google-pixel-fold-and-samsung-galaxy-z-fold-4/

Indeed, the driving sequences in “Ferrari” are another matter, thrilling and terrifying in equal measure, building to the startling depiction of the horrific crash during the 1957 Mille Miglia that killed 11 people.

Source: https://www.rep-am.com/life-arts/2023/11/17/mann-tries-to-capture-savage-beauty-of-ferrari-in-new-film/