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The phrase "a shocking number" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a quantity or statistic that is surprising or unexpected, often in a negative context.
Example: "The report revealed a shocking number of people living below the poverty line in our city."
Alternatives: "an alarming figure" or "a startling amount."
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The latest estimates put the monthly figure at under 500 a month, still a shocking number, but an eighth of what it was.
"It is a shocking number".
A shocking number have committed suicide.
A shocking number of "black" paintings were vandalized.
A shocking number of U.S. women still die of childbirth.
The Army discovered that a shocking number of prisoners had, to one degree or another, succumbed.
She bought a shocking number of items during their travels around Europe.
A shocking number disappear, are assassinated or are forced to leave the country.
That's a shocking number, and it speaks to a global trend.
A shocking number of the ones who did were murdered in broad daylight.
But there are also likely to be a shocking number of people who lose their homes.
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