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The phrase "already rather shocking" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is surprising or unexpected, especially when it has occurred earlier than anticipated.
Example: "The news of the sudden resignation was already rather shocking to the entire team."
Alternatives: "quite surprising" or "somewhat alarming".
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As for the question of bad faith, Purcell noted that there was already "rather shocking evidence of intent to discriminate against Muslims".
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That ambivalence was to be expected, but American negotiators' deference to it was rather shocking.
It's actually rather shocking.
The map that accompanies his article is rather shocking.
Some cultural differences rather shocked her.
I'm still rather shocked at myself.
Frankly, I was rather shocked at the shallowly created main girl characters.
And because the global economy is already rather weak, an external shock — a disruptive geopolitical event — could alter perceptions abruptly.
The results obtained in this paper are already rather promising.
And, for many, the present is already shocking.
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