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Yes, it appears that the word "taser" was appearing in conjunction with a shocking device in some form or another (apparently here).
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Shocking moment to shocking moment.
The party turned quickly to devices then considered shocking, like having President Gerald R. Ford sign a fund-raising letter for House candidates in 1975.
In less capable hands, a fictionalised shooting might be used as a cheap dramatic device, transforming memories of shocking events, such as the Raoul Moat shootings in 2010, into headline-grabbing TV.
And regardless of the device's less than shocking sales (with expectations being hundreds of thousands), the music biz seriously considered rolling out lines of their own specially-packaged hockey pucks and other extravagantly-housed contraptions.
And, although the devices are far from shocking or original, Maupin's disruption of trust and certainty in his narratives is achieved precisely and with deceptive simplicity.
The Silicon Valley engineers who design our tech gadgets won't let their kids anywhere near those devices, according to a shocking New York Times profile.
Here's shocking news: Many men, left to their own devices, indulge in domestic pursuits.
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