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Recent Examples of blindsideSenator John Hickenlooper, a Democrat from Colorado who sits on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee chaired by Lee, said he was blindsided by the measure.—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025 Rollins reportedly personally lobbied Trump to make the change after hearing from farmers and agriculture groups who were staring down economic ruin, blindsiding the immigration hawks.—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025 But groups have been blindsided by large-scale cuts that had previously been congressionally guaranted through 2025 and even into 2026.—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 Those familiar with what happened previously told the Free Press that Jack Cooper's leaders were blindsided when Ford ended the contract.—Jamie L. Lareau, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for blindside
The sudden shake-up of GMA hosts has befuddled fans.
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Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
The stock comeback of the last two months has perplexed many investors, who remain befuddled by the market's insistence to look past conflict, tariffs and major challenges to the economic outlook, to make short work of recovering losses from their April lows.
Still, my friends and I, specifically those who were teen-agers or older at the time of 9/11, have been bewildered by the Islamophobia of the moment, which feels especially vintage and plainspoken, not massaged into obfuscatory rhetoric or angling for any greater point.
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Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
In the moment, Kyle looked bewildered that the musician had singled him out, smiling with his mouth open in shock.
The dynamic and popular preacher discomfited many in his parish with his increasingly pointed critiques of inequities and corruption in the city.
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Time,
Time,
22 July 2025
From this chamber poured a seemingly incessant stream of sordid details, discomfiting puzzle pieces that added up to a portrait of a man who used his fame and fortune to reduce his female victims to chattel.
At the time, I was perplexed and questioned if this was necessary.
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Susan Horava,
Health,
24 June 2025
Ultimately, the remaining Islanders dumped Jeremiah and Hannah, a controversial move that left viewers at home perplexed as to why this decision was made.
The Martin, more often utilized for unamplified concerts, was at times overpoweringly loud, with an acoustic that tended to muddle speech and singing in particular.
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Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
10 July 2025
Alpine's current driver situation alongside Pierre Gasly remains muddled, leaving the door open for Bottas.
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