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

"I am sure that you could and should have reasonably foreseen the risk," said Mr Justice Jeremy Johnson.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 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

Lavender was waiting beside the portrait hole, a complication Harry had not foreseen.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling