blindside
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England looked to his pace, power and unpredictability as much as they could, feeding him on a dart off the blindside wing from one promising line-out position.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Jackson, who is in his sixth season with the Rams and fourth as quarterback Matthew Stafford’s blindside protector, entered a diversion program that required him to complete probation and anger management classes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 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
With runners arriving on the blindside of the defenders at the back post, Japan struggled to cope and it was little surprise that Casemiro's equaliser came from this simple but effective ploy.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
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
I never want anybody to feel embarrassed or angry or blindsided when they’re talking to me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
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
It says a lot about Sophie, who was blindsided by the breakup, that she thanked him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
If you have a problem with being blindsided by requests for money, I’d cut ties now.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 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
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
Fox News host turned Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth faced an investigation over a sexual assault allegation, blindsiding President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team, according to news reports.
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2024
"Manage expectations, because this is going to happen, rather than just blindsiding us out of nowhere, which is what has happened," he says.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2024
“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
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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