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out of the clear blue sky



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"It's not something that's just grabbed out of the clear blue sky," Bischoff said.

From Chicago Tribune • Dec. 29, 2013

The plane, which was flying along in otherwise unremarkable fashion, literally fell out of the clear blue sky and crashed to the ground.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

A bolt of lightning arced out of the clear blue sky.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

From out of the clear blue sky a speck of white is seen.

From Jack Buntline by Kingston, William Henry Giles




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