out of the blue
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Joshua Kushner’s sudden rise to co-ownership of the most storied team in professional basketball might seem like it came out of the blue — but it’s been a long time coming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
None of this came out of the blue.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
When Jon Doyle got a text from his publisher out of the blue, he assumed his debut book was about to be dropped.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
There are large tranches of people who I will not call out of the blue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
But something always fell through: the mother changed her mind; a father or a cousin or a grandmother showed up out of the blue; the agency decided another, often younger couple was a better fit.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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