blindsided
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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
Flynn later appeared to be blindsided when committee members quizzed him about the story.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
If you have a problem with being blindsided by requests for money, I’d cut ties now.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Chelsea were blindsided by the collapse of the deal and there was little they could have done to revive it or sign an alternative before the deadline.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 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
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