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Recent Examples of flat-footed
President Donald Trump's dizzying tariffs rhetoric has caught the economy flat-footed.
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Rob Wile, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
They have been caught flat-footed without a capable backup offensive tackle for two straight seasons and had no choice but to add a player in that role.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
This is why so many are caught flat-footed when catastrophe strikes.
—Kelly McKinney, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Not having enough can be disastrous if caught flat-footed.
—Kristin McKenna, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Rob Wile, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
They have been caught flat-footed without a capable backup offensive tackle for two straight seasons and had no choice but to add a player in that role.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
This is why so many are caught flat-footed when catastrophe strikes.
—Kelly McKinney, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Not having enough can be disastrous if caught flat-footed.
—Kristin McKenna, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flat-footed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flat-footed
Adjective
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But despite the area being prone to severe weather, many residents were unprepared for a tornado of such magnitude.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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The surge in optimism following the election of President Trump, followed by the recent sharp drop off in some surveys, suggest that both businesses and consumers were unprepared for the extent and even the nature of some of the policies now being pursued.—
Steve Liesman,
CNBC,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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However, critics argue that these programs often place underprepared teachers in the most challenging classrooms Comprehensive Approach: Tulsa, Oklahoma, is one of the few schools in the state with a full staff.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The defense industry has been underprepared in responding to the Ukraine crisis.—
Michael Brenes,
Foreign Affairs,
3 July 2023
Adjective
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Yet the real scandal that’s likely to relegate Ishiba to Japan’s 12-months-in-office club is an economy unready for the Trumpian storm to come.—
William Pesek,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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During the pandemic, United pilots worked closely with the airline to develop a Covid policy that kept pilots on the payroll, trained and ready to return nearly as quickly as travel did, while other airlines were slowed by having pilots unready to fly.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Flat-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flat-footed. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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