3 Sentences With "be taken off guard"

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"It was natural to be taken off guard," he said. from The New York Times
State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert appeared to be taken off guard at a briefing with the press pool on Wednesday. from Gizmodo
That move was widely expected by markets but investors appeared to be taken off guard by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's comments that the central bank was satisfied with its current path to reduce the balance sheet with no plans to change it. from CNBC