unexpectedly

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DiDonato plays the waitress Tereza, the mother of a shooting victim who unexpectedly finds herself at the wedding, serving wine to family members she met after the tragedy but who don't recognize her.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Wilkinson’s latest real estate win came to her unexpectedly.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

In 1904, at 23, she married David Freeman-Mitford, a Boer War veteran who soon, unexpectedly, became Baron Redesdale after the deaths of his elder brother and father.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The discovery came unexpectedly while Lima and her team were studying two simple liquids in collaboration with ExxonMobil Technology & Engineering Company.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

It’s like the satisfaction I just got from a scene I wrote, where an old nemesis of Ben-Jamin unexpectedly popped back in and is making things extra tense.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera