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"It's not with shocking words that it will survive.
These are shocking conclusions to read, and shocking words to have to say".
But in the modern West, the last truly shocking words are those that refer to disadvantaged groups: women, gays, members of racial minorities and those with disabilities.
It's a satisfying form, in its way, and it also, not incidentally, embodies a pretty potent male fantasy: the therapist guides the beautiful, deranged woman to a breakthrough that allows her to resume her life, but without all the shocking words and ugly grimaces.
Perhaps the most shocking words in the interview: "What really killed her was the bulimia".
Those were some shocking words to hear in the middle of the opioid crisis, given that catch-all attitude exhibited toward drugs is part of what got us to this point in the first place.
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Which takes us back to Osterley Park, and the moment when a domestic defence corps looked less like a dodderers' playground than the last, shocking word in "ungentlemanly warfare".
"Betrayed" is a shocking word here, particularly given the suggestion that she is indifferent to American lives, suggesting as it does that she ought to be seen as a traitor to her country, rather than a dissenter.
And she sang a fine, soft version of "Stealing Kisses," Lori McKenna's portrait of a desperate housewife; when the glamorous Ms. Hill sings it, the most shocking word is "housedress".
As Howard and Jackie celebrate their engagement, some other Florrick family announcements threaten to overshadow the evening, with Zach unveiling shocking news and word getting around about Alicia's divorce.
In other words, the more shocking news would've been that we weren't spying on the French.
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