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curveballnoun [ C ]

uk/ˈkɜːv.bɔːl/us/ˈkɝːvbɑːl/mainly US

in the sport of baseball, a throw in which the ball curves as it moves towards the player with the bat

something such as a question or event that is surprising or unexpected, and therefore difficult to deal with:

Every so often life will throw you a curveball.

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curveballnoun [ S ]

also curve ball uk/ˈkɜːvbɔːl/usinformal

something unexpected and difficult to deal with that changes a situation:

The financial crisis has been an economic curve ball with global impact.
New technologies have thrown a curveball at conventional risk assessment.
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