off-guard
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Those jitters collided with investors getting caught off-guard in their positioning for several more Federal Reserve rate hikes, and for higher long-dated Treasury yields.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Caught off-guard, she wings it with an analogy to “Home Alone.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
But Sebastien Desabre's remarkably brave DR Congo side caught England manager Thomas Tuchel's team off-guard with a formation shift which preyed on some of their vulnerabilities.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Soto-Martínez, who endorsed Bass earlier this year, joined his DSA colleagues with a statement saying he was caught off-guard by Raman’s surprise decision to challenge Bass, which she announced just before the filing period closed.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Nigel looked up from his rummaging and seemed caught a bit off-guard.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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