Word: aback
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While joking about O'Brien's odd first name (he is named for Gaelic priests, not barbarians), Reiss says he was taken aback by the new president's quick...
...known among my friends as "The Bear" in honor of his imposing stature, a full 15 inches taller than me, which made for interesting conversations! At some point, a mutual friend confronted me, insulted by my neglecting to tell her that Jeff and I were dating. I was taken aback since, I knew nothing about it. Apparently all of Jeff's Princeton friends did though . . . Our contact lagged as he pointedly refused to stay in touch on a friendship basis. This was the first time I'd seen him since, and in spite of a series of changes, I recognized...
While they may be comforted by this support, Smith & Wesson officials were probably taken aback by the alleged attack, says TIME correspondent Edward Barnes. "I think they were pretty surprised by it, and the government's speed of reaction indicates they weren't expecting such a strong rejoinder either." In the long run, says Barnes, the rest of the gun industry will probably fall in line with Smith & Wesson as they slowly acknowledge the turning tides. But in the meantime, it appears they're doing everything they can to make it clear that cozying up to the government...
...example, last semester Feldman took a Korean class. His undergraduate classmates were taken aback at first by his age, but Feldman says he was glad to have the opportunity he never had when in the College...
Shumksy was equally taken aback upon hearing of Levin's attire...