bolt from the blue

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And until Lowry’s bolt from the blue on Saturday, there had been only three holes-in-one over the past half-century at No. 6, a hole named Juniper that has been playing over par for the week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Except that Combs is hardly a bolt from the blue, having served on JPMorgan’s board since 2016.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

One can’t say that the change was a bolt from the blue, because Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has telegraphed his intention to revisit the causes of autism for months.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

"Then it was like this epiphany - this bolt from the blue - that I didn't have to," she said.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

Till then nothing has been said: the torpedo comes as a bolt from the blue.

From The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 by Various