blindsided

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Part of the problem, though, can be feeling blindsided by the hidden costs of leisure activities.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Still, new technologies have blindsided these firms before.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Most notably, Intel was blindsided by Nvidia's rise as the world's leading AI chip provider.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

The Thanksgiving chaos wasn’t the first time residents said they had been blindsided by plans for the property.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

In two moves, the ablutionist blindsided the careless pawn and removed it from the field.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri