flat-footed
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Her treatment during her bitter divorce from Charles and the Windsors’ flat-footed response to her death in a Paris car crash have been explored in numerous books, movies and a Netflix television series.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The cinematography, score and editing all stay flat-footed in deference to its lead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Still, when ChatGPT arrived in late 2022, Amazon was caught flat-footed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Wood dictated the tempo across 12 rounds against a frustrated, flat-footed Warrington.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
Since the terrible night of the ants, Mother had been creeping her remorse in flat-footed circles around me without ever speaking of it, wearing her guilt like the swollen breasts of a nursing mother.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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