suddenly
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The unexpected mass withdrawal of America's heavy bombers happened so suddenly on Sunday that it has got everyone wondering what prompted it.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
"Sometimes I remember things that I saw there. It's not easy. You're sitting among people at the table eating and, suddenly, you just have to leave," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Many were dumbfounded to discover that food they’d enjoyed all their lives suddenly made them deathly ill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
This scathing judgment only covers the years from 2009 to 2018, but no one thinks the actual or alleged fraud suddenly stopped after that.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
He rode happily through the dry, flat land for a while, until he suddenly remembered he had not been properly knighted.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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