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blindside

[blahynd-sahyd] / ˈblaɪndˌsaɪd /


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Malcolm Marx trundled over at the back of a rolling maul after the interval and, three minutes later, Pieter-Steph du Toit barged over after a sharp blindside break by the impressive Van den Berg.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Tiny funds tend not to last long so the wave of launches this year and next is almost guaranteed to bring hundreds of closures that can blindside unsuspecting owners with tax bills.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Raffi Quirke, a boyhood Sale fan, signed off before a summer move to Newcastle with a blindside dart and cute chip to set up one of Arron Reed's two tries.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

Another change to the starting 15 sees Wallace Sititi return at blindside flanker following a breakthrough 2024 campaign.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025

So, apparently when Grandma said she’d take care of it, she meant she’d blindside Dad and tell him just moments before we got in the cab.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Jordan Firstman’s sincere, funny and genuinely moving debut feature has him playing a queer New York underground party promoter blindsided by the arrival of the 10-year-old son previously unknown to him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

"The appeal comes days after Mr Burnham blindsided the industry by handing local authorities the power to impose unlimited tourist taxes," the paper adds.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

If you have a problem with being blindsided by requests for money, I’d cut ties now.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

"I felt so stupid. I trusted and I cared about people that did bad things. I don't ever want to be as blindsided as I was by them not being who they said they were."

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

“I never thought I’d see the day you’d be blindsided by something on the Current.”

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

It’s more than fair to say that this dust-up isn’t a new development that is blindsiding investors.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025

So four people who knew Mr Altman and the business well reached a breaking point of such seriousness that they sprung into action immediately, blindsiding the entire tech community including, reportedly, their own investors.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2023

“It’s been awful. It’s been blindsiding, it’s been a shock because I personally love the L.A. Times and I loved working for you guys and ... that’s gone.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2023

It did this without warning or consulting NPR, blindsiding its leadership.

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2023

Reckitt recently raised prices on some formulas, blindsiding some parents already frustrated with the struggle to find certain brands.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 28, 2023




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