unawares
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Harteveldt also said the airlines are making schedule changes well ahead of peak summer travel season so as not to catch travelers unawares.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026
As the plane door opened, the couple were caught unawares.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2025
He "sent it" around the outside with full commitment, and caught Piastri - an instinctive and clinical racer himself, normally - unawares.
From BBC ● May 18, 2025
The entire plot is driven by Blackthorne’s revelation that even the Christian lords’ European allies are secretly building an army with which they intend to take all of Japan unawares.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
It must have hurt as much as it caught the Reverend unawares.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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