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
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
Because forecasters were caught unawares, so were local residents, who only expected perhaps a Category 2 storm.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 25, 2023
Ser Rodrik seemed to have the numbers, but the Dreadfort men were better led, and had taken the others unawares.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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