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Recent Examples of flat-footed
State of play: After a week of being caught flat-footed by President Trump's and Elon Musk's stunning moves to upend the federal bureaucracy, Democrats have spent the last few days flooding the zone with acts of resistance.
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Andrew Solender, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
This matrix of interdependent variables and cascading dependencies can catch even the most agile organization flat-footed, especially as legacy solutions fail to keep pace.
—Alan Baratz, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
That helps people protect themselves financially and avoids being caught flat-footed in case Congress fails to pass an extension.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024
At the same time, Samaan faced criticism for the LPGA’s flat-footed PR response to criticism from human rights activists over its attempt to merge with the Ladies European Tour, which is backed by the Saudi state oil company Aramco.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Solender, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
This matrix of interdependent variables and cascading dependencies can catch even the most agile organization flat-footed, especially as legacy solutions fail to keep pace.
—Alan Baratz, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
That helps people protect themselves financially and avoids being caught flat-footed in case Congress fails to pass an extension.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024
At the same time, Samaan faced criticism for the LPGA’s flat-footed PR response to criticism from human rights activists over its attempt to merge with the Ladies European Tour, which is backed by the Saudi state oil company Aramco.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flat-footed
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With its eye on Hezbollah, Iran’s heavily armed Shiite ally in Lebanon, Israel was wholly unprepared for the devastating ground assault launched from Gaza by Hamas, a Palestinian militant group that was also backed by the Islamic Republic.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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However, some federal agencies are unprepared for the full return.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The defense industry has been underprepared in responding to the Ukraine crisis.—
Michael Brenes,
Foreign Affairs,
3 July 2023
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Our single-path mindset has left countless young Americans burdened by debt, struggling to balance learning and work, and far too often underprepared for the demands of the modern workforce.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 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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The Iranian government remained unprepared for the Syrian army’s swift collapse, as defensive lines crumbled and soldiers proved unready or unable to fight.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Flat-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flat-footed. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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