Make the following sentence more concise: "I was surprised when I heard the news because I had not been expecting it".
"I was surprised by the unexpected news."
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### Instruction:
Make the following sentence more concise: "I was surprised when I heard the news because I had not been expecting it".

### Response:
"I was surprised by the unexpected news."