all of a sudden
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“It’s really a concern about a slippery slope. Do we start here with prescriptions, then all of a sudden, is it going to lead to diagnostic tests?” said John Whyte, chief executive of the AMA.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
"It's a funny thing to see someone that you have watched their serve on TV for so many years, and then all of a sudden that serve is coming at you," he explained.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
“We’ve been having this conversation for 50 years. Why is it all of a sudden a problem now?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
And he dies suddenly, tragically, and ... all of a sudden the rug is really just emotionally and psychologically pulled out from underneath them.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
“Hey, how come you’re always so mean to Tyler?” she asks all of a sudden.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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