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Recent Examples of blindsideSenior officials in the Food and Drug Administration’s tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more unauthorized electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto the U.S. market, The Associated Press has learned.—Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 23 May 2026 Despite Tiffany Ervin wanting to blindside Rizo Velovic and flush out his idol, the group remained in lockstep on snuffing Rick's torch.—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 May 2026 Further, credit card devaluations are seldom announced far in advance and can often blindside people by reducing the value of stockpiled rewards.—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026 There are cheerful barging amateurs, happy to be bounced about, and there are prowling malevolences, waiting for the moment to blindside someone or chuck an elbow in their face.—James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blindside
That prevents your privacy and befuddles trackers that bundle your location and demographic data along with your online activities to sell your profile to advertisers and brokers.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
10 June 2026
Just reaching the Finals has befuddled most of my friends.
The narrator and his wife find that their attachment to the charismatic and cryptic Chibi grows with the cat’s increasing visits, in a way that bewilders them but somehow bonds them closer together.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
Similarly, the defensively bewildering 9-6 loss the Wild suffered to start Round 2 in Colorado set the tone for five games that would ultimately be their undoing.
Just two years ago, Monarch Tractor was worth half a billion dollars and ready to shake up the wine industry.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Surrounded by investment and innovation projects, the Mobile World Congress (MWC) kicks off today in Barcelona amid a context of euphoria but also tensions over artificial intelligence (AI), whose rapid advancement is shaking up the tech sector.
Part of the answer—only part, but part of that answer—takes us to a disconcerting fact about the government of the United States right now, about the Trump administration and President Trump.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
This imbalance is perhaps not expressly disconcerting much of the time.
Many expected Vozinha and Cape Verde to be blown away by the European champions, in the vein of Germany beating tournament debutants Curaçao 7-1 on Sunday.
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Jennifer Hansler,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
Winery owner Joe Brandonisio of Maple Park, Illinois, told CBS News' Rob Marciano that one of his workers tied himself to a water trailer to keep from being blown away during a powerful storm.
His views, possibly as discomfiting for some in his party as his internet history, seem almost optimized for social media virality.
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Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
Josh O’Connor and Emily Blunt are his overwhelmed disciples, imbued with discomfiting powers that could be key to making contact with these otherworldly guests.
Mixing too many competing scents in the same area also muddles the experience, and strong essential oils like peppermint or cinnamon can quickly overload a space.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
These variables muddle the value for a 30-year-old linebacker whose contract expires after the season.