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- adjective That causes
surprise ,wonder ordisbelief .
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Examples
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Sen. Roger Wicker R-Miss., a staunch opponent of abortion rights, drew an eyebrow-raising comparison on the issue invoking the Holocaust at the annual
GOP Senator: Roe v. Wade Produced 'Decades-Long Holocaust' Elyse Siegel 2011
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Sen. Roger Wicker R-Miss., a staunch opponent of abortion rights, drew an eyebrow-raising comparison on the issue invoking the Holocaust at the annual "March for Life" in Washington, D.C. on Monday.
GOP Senator: Roe v. Wade Produced 'Decades-Long Holocaust' Elyse Siegel 2011
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The Phoenix New Times ran a eyebrow-raising story last December that traced Pearce's close association with a well-known neo-Nazi activist in Arizona.
Jeff Biggers: Arizona Gone Wild: Does New Bill Give State the Right to Overthrow Federal Government? Jeff Biggers 2011
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During an appearance on Fox News' "Hannity" on Wednesday night, Sarah Palin suggested that David Gregory, host of NBC's "Meet the Press," asked a "racist-tinged question" in pressing presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on an eyebrow-raising characterization of President Barack Obama he made last week.
Sarah Palin: David Gregory Asked Newt Gingrich 'Racist-Tinged' Question (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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The Phoenix New Times ran a eyebrow-raising story last December that traced Pearce's close association with a well-known neo-Nazi activist in Arizona.
Jeff Biggers: Arizona Gone Wild: Does New Bill Give State the Right to Overthrow Federal Government? Jeff Biggers 2011
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According to the Texas-based geopolitical risk analysis group Stratfor which released an eyebrow-raising piece on Syrian opposition propaganda efforts last week, "most of the opposition's more serious claims have turned out to be grossly exaggerated or simply untrue, thereby revealing more about the opposition's weaknesses than the level of instability inside the Syrian regime."
Sharmine Narwani: Stratfor Challenges Narratives on Syria Sharmine Narwani 2011
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In an eyebrow-raising moment, Rich Trumka, the head of the AFL-CIO, was joined before Congress by Thomas Donahue, head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, to jointly lobby for a long-term transportation infrastructure program funded by... a higher gasoline tax!
Carl Pope: Something Wicked This Way Comes Carl Pope 2011
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In an eyebrow-raising moment, Rich Trumka, the head of the AFL-CIO, was joined before Congress by Thomas Donahue, head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, to jointly lobby for a long-term transportation infrastructure program funded by... a higher gasoline tax!
Carl Pope: Something Wicked This Way Comes Carl Pope 2011
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What is eyebrow-raising is how regressive the Cain tax would be.
Jeff Madrick: The 10 Worst Economic Ideas of 2011 Jeff Madrick 2011
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During an appearance on Fox News' "Hannity" on Wednesday night, Sarah Palin suggested that David Gregory, host of NBC's "Meet the Press," asked a "racist-tinged question" in pressing presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on an eyebrow-raising characterization of President Barack Obama he made last week.
Sarah Palin: David Gregory Asked Newt Gingrich 'Racist-Tinged' Question (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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