all of a sudden
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"We were recording in an office and all of a sudden the table moved and we all looked at each other," Ruiz told AFP.
From Barron's • 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
“It’s important for people to understand this person wasn’t there on Friday and then all of a sudden Monday this is the situation,” Canning said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
"I don't need this virtue signal era to all of a sudden erase an entire life I've led."
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Then all of a sudden I’d have been willing to swap this world for a better one because of the voice from behind me.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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