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Twice, he was named to the Pro Bowl, once posthumously, and even there he was leveling the opposition, memorably clobbering the AFC’s unexpecting punter, Brian Moorman, with a crunching blow in 2006.

From Washington Times • Nov. 26, 2017

Halfway behind the net, Kuznetsov dragged the puck across his body and pulled it behind him, blindly passing to where Oshie was waiting beside the crease to score on unexpecting goaltender Steve Mason.

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2015

There’s no better example of his outreach efforts than the cold-calls he makes to unexpecting people around the world.

From Time • Mar. 10, 2015

After Wallace came Michael Moore, who became expert at waylaying the unexpecting in unexpected places.

From Slate • May 26, 2010

And yet, because of the irrational and unexpecting nature of Omega, he almost died before reaching the Wee Coven on Kirkwood Drive.

From The Status Civilization by Sheckley, Robert