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blind-sided



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Members of Congress say they and Poland were blind-sided by the decision and that equipment for the deployment was already on the way when the Pentagon pulled the plug.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

Villarreal felt blind-sided, saying the timing damaged their image and that of the competition.

From BBC Oct. 22, 2025

The current climate is stirring recollections of 2013 when investors felt blind-sided when then-Chairman Ben Bernanke, in an announcement, raised the idea of a gradual taper.

From Reuters Jun. 17, 2021

Still, Shirkey and Chatfield were likely blind-sided by the months-old plot revealed Thursday.

From Washington Times Oct. 12, 2020

While Glennie gave out hits, he also absorbed them and was on the wrong end of an infamous incident in 1975 at Maple Leaf Gardens after he was blind-sided by Detroit’s Dan Maloney.

From Seattle Times Feb. 7, 2020



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