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The phrase "appalled to learn" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when expressing shock or dismay upon discovering new information.
Example: "I was appalled to learn about the unethical practices occurring within the organization."
Alternatives: "shocked to discover" or "dismayed to find out."
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Grandfather talked to the young strikers & was appalled to learn how they were mistreated & nearly starved.
In college, he says, he was appalled to learn how the French Revolution betrayed its ideals.
MOST PEOPLE WOULD LIKELY BE appalled to learn that a daughter — or father — was using SeekingArrangement.com.
After it flooded back, he said, he was appalled to learn that Neisworth still taught at Penn State.
Asbed says that, even after working in Haiti, he was appalled to learn what went on in South Florida.
In Los Angeles, Wynanda Armas, an intern, said she was "appalled" to learn what was going on.
The cost of the flowers, orchids, would have been outrageous on its own — but Strzelec was appalled to learn that they kept dying and had to be replaced.
Next morning, Charles was appalled to learn that Edward & some of the servants had planted a tape recorder near their chairs at the dance.
As a former staff member of the United Federation of Teachers, I was appalled to learn of Randi Weingarten's caving in to demands to dilute teacher tenure.
She said: "Consumers will be appalled to learn that ministers have repeatedly failed to take any action to tackle the alarming levels of campylobacter in supermarket chicken.
As the classroom emptied out, Grace Zhang, a postgraduate economics student, said she was appalled to learn that Professor Xia could be fired for his public comments.
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