Jamie Kirchick has a new article in Foreign Policy that left me gobsmacked.

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The takeaway delivery driver said he was "gobsmacked" when his exploits were covered by worldwide media on Monday.

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But the transformation from odd man out to invincible overlord also is leaving gobsmacked tennis fans searching for answers.

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"This just leaves me gobsmacked, " said New Zealand Rugby League chairman Andrew Chalmers.

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Also, we are absolutely gobsmacked at the size of the safeguarded area.

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The infographic below reveals some startling numbers which may leave you gobsmacked.

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And, after his second song, Cowell said he was "absolutely gobsmacked".

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Writer Chris Chibnall said he was "gobsmacked" by the figures.

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But he admitted to being "gobsmacked" at his side's 3-1 home defeat by Bournemouth on Tuesday, after which some fans vented their anger at chairman Karl Oyston after booing the players off.

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The once-and-future candidates couldn't afford to look gobsmacked, and George W. Bush announced that he had curled up with the new biography of Joe DiMaggio, which sounded like an odd thing to do, especially since the Cliff Notes haven't been written.

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U.K. politicos were particularly gobsmacked.

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