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was consternation

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Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.

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There was consternation.

There was consternation at those words.

There was consternation here following the result.

In the Wilmslow shipyards, there was consternation.

Across South Africa, there was consternation at the judge's verdict.

When news of these developments reached the gods there was consternation.

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Arriving in Dhaka, there's consternation among passengers; the train is on time.

Meanwhile there is consternation at the United States Consulate as first Tommy, then his boss from Ankara turn up dead.

The local economy benefits greatly from the flow of Russians, he says, and there is consternation whenever the numbers fall.

"We've got to remain focused," said Houghton who knows there will be consternation should Sampson's side fail to top a group that also contains Belgium, Serbia and Estonia.

Updated at 12.19pm GMT 12.10pm GMT There is consternation among rival broadcasters that the BBC is not putting the acting director general Tim Davie up for interviews.

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