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Murphy joked that the Brewers have a lot of short players in their lineup who “mishit the ball a lot,” taking defenders by surprise.

"I was very fond of her, and the news has taken me totally by surprise," Robert De Niro, who acted with her in "The Godfather Part II", said in a statement published by Deadline.

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UCLA’s special teams chipped in as well, in a scene that seemed familiar to those who had watched the Bruins play Northwestern but somehow caught Michigan State by surprise.

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The tourism sector on the Indian Ocean island, which is famous for its unique wildlife, is among the hardest hit with the situation catching most people by surprise.

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The deal to buy the ABB business caught investors in both companies by surprise.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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