unforeseeable

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A commission spokesman said that, in extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances, the verification rules could allow verifiers to carry out a virtual site visit rather than a physical one.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Hadil Haidar, 22, from Kingston dropped out of university after two years due to "unforeseeable circumstances".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Japan passed a law in June allowing nuclear reactors to operate beyond 60 years to compensate for stoppages caused by "unforeseeable circumstances".

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

The researchers further underline the need for coordinated global climate policies to drastically reduce emissions and safeguard human life on Earth from the unforeseeable effects of global warming.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2025

Therefore, what must be planned for, in the laboratories engaged in the work, is the totally unforeseeable.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas