all of a sudden
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“I found myself traded here and I was like, ‘OK, all of a sudden I’m on the team with the best record in baseball right now, going for a ring just about every single year.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"I was traveling home by train," recalls Passaleva, "and all of a sudden I was rushing against time to commandeer one of the largest telescopes in the world from my laptop."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
“I said something,” she told me, describing an incident from early in her tenure at the workplace retirement, benefits and insurance provider, “and all of a sudden a 25-page deck came back.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
"I don't think he's going to do a complete 180 and all of a sudden, become a great communicator," said Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY-Parthenon.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
I took a breath, and was about to speak when all of a sudden I did hear something.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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