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The phrase "a startling rate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a speed or frequency that is surprising or unexpected.
Example: "The technology is advancing at a startling rate, leaving many industries struggling to keep up."
Alternatives: "an alarming pace" or "a shocking speed."
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Until recently Afghanistan's main relevance to cricket was to provide a nickname for the Australian batsman Mark Waugh – the forgotten Waugh – but they joined the ICC a decade ago and have developed at a startling rate since.
Meanwhile, the destruction continues at a startling rate.
Saltwater fly fishing is attracting devotees at a startling rate.
That project has developed at a startling rate.
But Ford is not the only company to go through CFOs at a startling rate.
The Zambezi tumbles frenetically 100 meters below at a startling rate of 550 million litres per minute.
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This decoding involves circuits able to process information at the startling rate of 33,868,000 bits a second.
A close look revealed a startling spin rate of 716 hertz, reported graduate student Jason Hessels of McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
Allen has maintained a startling work rate, making in essence one film a year for going on 35 years.
But what is new is the startling rate at which the voice of the brand itself has been upstaged and corroded by the voice of the reviewer.
"Soon, GLAAD will release a new study that reveals startling rates of complacency in this country," Ellis said, "showing that many Americans think that we've already crossed the finish line for LGBT equality and acceptance".
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