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Recent Examples of flat-footed
Despite being an early investor in data centers, the company has been caught flat-footed, being surpassed by not only obvious incumbents like NVIDIA and AMD, but also newcomers like Cerebrus.
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Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 May 2026
The cinematography, score and editing all stay flat-footed in deference to its lead.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
But the person also predicted that some of crypto’s allies in Washington could be caught flat-footed by the banking ramp-up.
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Rachel Witkowski,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Interestingly the Milei administration appeared to have been caught flat-footed by the news.
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Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 May 2026
The cinematography, score and editing all stay flat-footed in deference to its lead.
—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
But the person also predicted that some of crypto’s allies in Washington could be caught flat-footed by the banking ramp-up.
—
Rachel Witkowski,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Interestingly the Milei administration appeared to have been caught flat-footed by the news.
—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flat-footed
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But for most of the world, and particularly for countries and companies caught unprepared, the impact on GDP is clearly downward.
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The Financial Cost Of Poor Health Planning A family can spend years optimizing a tax strategy that saves tens of thousands of dollars while simultaneously remaining unprepared for a health event that costs hundreds of thousands.
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Women are seeking care from specialized platforms precisely because their own physicians are underprepared.
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Current and former Israeli military officials have also acknowledged that Israel was underprepared for the drone threat.
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Andrews has gone viral multiple times for demystifying how ballroom dancers get ready, and, more specifically, unready.
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If Orion is deemed unready for the TLI burn, Artemis 2 will get no farther than Earth orbit.
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“Flat-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flat-footed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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