Locks
Shock
Shock noun - A forceful coming together of two things.
Both words in one sentence
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When his father does not die—he planned to kill the sick old man by telling him Karl died and let the shock do the rest—he locks him in to starve.
Source: Hollywood Atheist -
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries had Frank and Joe Hardy with long flowing locks that make discovering the characters' short hair covers and illustrations in the book quite a shock for a 70s kid viewer.
Source: '70s Hair - In Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy's Run For Your Ed, after Edd discovers the ship-in-a-bottle is the Kanker sisters', a heartbeat track plays over everything else, getting quicker as Edd slowly closes the door, locks it, turns around, and looks on in shock for a couple seconds before...
Source: Heartbeat Soundtrack
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