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The phrase "are rather shocked" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express a feeling of surprise or disbelief in response to a situation or event.
Example: "After hearing the news about the sudden layoffs, we are rather shocked and unsure of what to expect next."
Alternatives: "are quite surprised" or "are fairly astonished."
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I think they are rather shocked.
GS: In the same way, the listeners are rather shocked with the way, in the 60th episode, of getting rid of a popular character, by making him fall off a roof.
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When I read that one I was rather shocked to find I didn't much like my earlier self.
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"I'm rather shocked," said Philippe de Montebello, the former director of the Met, on being informed of the investigation of Mr. Padgett.
I have not had much time for that end of the journalistic market place but I was rather shocked, despite what happened to me.
That was when Mr. Stravinsky, in his Russian accent, asked Mr. Klein, "Tell me, my dear, do you love our Bliss very much?" "I recall being rather shocked by such a question," he said.
I think a lot of people would be rather shocked to hear that such a notion would even be open to debate.Most prosecutors are well-intentioned, honest public servants.
It was such a natural reaction, and I was rather shocked".
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