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

It obviously did not; indeed, it could not have foreseen the widespread adoption of mail voting well over a century later.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2026

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

As he had foreseen, the track was crumbling like sand under the horse’s hooves.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand