unforeseen
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While the broad move toward cord cutting and a la carte programming has put significant pressure on pay-TV providers, it has also created a plethora of unforeseen problems for streaming services.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
His intense focus can help take the emotion out of any unforeseen circumstance.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
The venue posted on Facebook that, due to "unforeseen circumstances", it would be closed for the evening, apologising to guests.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
“It’s more complicated now because China has moved toward formalizing these rules. The threat is omnipresent and it’s sometimes used in unforeseen ways.”
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
Thus, in principle, belief in magic ought to decline with improvements in technology, particularly medicine, and the beginnings of insurance policies and other methods of reducing the impact of unforeseen disasters.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing unforeseen
Power Prefix: un-
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: un-
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