curve ball

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Whatever curve ball is coming — and as sure as night follows day, there will be another — you have to be ready to roll with it.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

The couple have documented the "mammoth renovation" project on their Channel 4 show and said the "biggest curve ball" they encountered so far was dealing with bird poo and dry rot.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

OK, so this is a bit of a curve ball.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

The People's Bank of China seems to like being enigmatic, throwing the market a curve ball as it fixed the yuan weaker against the dollar than many expected.

From Reuters • Jun. 28, 2023

Clarke had a chance to look at the curve ball later, for, with Dineen, Young did a lot toward winning the world’s championship for Boston from Pittsburg in 1903.

From Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside by Mathewson, Christy