foreseen

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What Lily couldn’t have foreseen, of course, was that her amateur detective skills would become necessary when, one day, George is found dead, and the investigation by a bumbling local policeman isn’t up to snuff.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

However, Shuttleworth suggested Swatch could not have foreseen violence breaking out.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

He did what he did in Vasquez Perdomo; he should have foreseen the consequences.

From Slate • Dec. 30, 2025

What the firm couldn’t have foreseen was that demand for electricity, which had long been stagnant, would also surge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

What happened next was a thing no one had foreseen.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz