Today's OneWord: Staggering

The numbers were staggering, and all the investors, and all of the CEOs, and all of the hedge fund managers couldn't believe their eyes. Their mouths hung slightly open as they watched the exchange, and bit by bit, their souls sank deeper into their lower extremities, descending into the depths of their ankles and threatening to escape and find freedom from the crevices of their toes.

No one saw this disaster coming. Except for the accountants, of course - they always knew. They smiled over their glasses and reminded themselves that they always knew.