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CEO Alarmed to Discover That Laying Off 1,500 Workers Had Consequences (futurism.com)
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[–] 184 points 2 years ago (15 children)

I like how the verb in the headline evolves every time I see this story. First he was surprised. Then he was shocked. Now he's alarmed. Maybe I'll check back tomorrow and learn he's horrified!

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  • [–] 78 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    slammed

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    This just means "to insult". Not exactly interchangeable with "overcome with a negative emotion".

    But yes, I fucking hate this kind of hyperbole in news headlines. The other one I see is blasts like somebody legit fired a Kamehameha wave at somebody else.

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  • [–] 33 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Flabbergasted!

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Flummoxed!

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    Especially when these whole articles revolve around couple sentences in an earnings call which were basically "it had a bigger effect than we expected, but we're doing okay now." I'm sure as an excuse for lower than expected profits in that period.

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