out of the blue
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But the news also came out of the blue for hundreds of creatives who were working on projects in and around the building.
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Cathy said Kirsty, who was working as a glamour model, had been in a relationship with another man but had announced almost out of the blue that she was going to marry someone called Paul.
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"Until one day out of the blue there came a wonderfully clever and inspired new text by Julia," he said.
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The drop this week isn’t completely out of the blue.
Then, out of the blue, Shannon got in touch.
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