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• v  catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences
  The economic downturn blindsided many investors
• v  attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed

• I tried to make sure the Red Sox knew what I was doing, because I didn't want to blindside them.
• Ephron herself is critical of these movies, which ran into casting and directing troubles; but they are typical of her unexpected blindside tackles of ideology: How many movies .
• If objections to a blood sport were simply medical and not moral, the outsize linemen who blindside diminutive quarterbacks would inspire grim alarms from the American Medical .

News & Articles

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• Penguins notebook: Crosby hit hard by Paille
  Captain Sidney Crosby was leveled by a hard hit from Boston's Daniel Paille early in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final Friday at TD Garden. Crosby had just crossed into the offensive zone when Paille caught him from the blindside. Paille skated into Crosby, whose head was turned toward action at the other end of the ice. No penalty was called. Crosby's neck snapped in a whiplash motion when ...
  June 8, 2013 - Boston Herald

Quotes

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• Joe Nieuwendyk in Biz of Hockey (blog)
  Former player and current Dallas Stars GM Joe Nieuwendyk said, "Clearly, the blindside and the unsuspecting player is what we're targeting."
• Mark Cueto in ITV.com
  Cueto added: "Mathew Tait made a great initial break, and I think we got to within five metres of their line. There was an open blindside, Wilko (Jonny Wilkinson) managed to flick a pass to me and it was a case of just diving in. My gut instinct...
• Sandra Bullock in ABC News
  In a statement released to People, Bullock wrote, "Due to unforeseen personal reasons, a trip abroad to support 'The Blindside' has been deemed impossible at this time. I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and thank you for your...