unexpectedly
Example Sentences
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U.S. factory activity unexpectedly expanded in January at the fastest pace in more than three years, as production and demand recovered strongly, a survey of manufacturing firms said.
The reading pointed to a different direction compared with an official survey released Saturday, which showed factory activity unexpectedly contracted last month.
Friday’s unexpectedly massive drop in silver and gold prices may have alarmed investors, but analysts say they aren’t panicking.
From Barron's
Which is how I found myself, entirely unexpectedly, in a room interviewing all of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, who were in town for their tour documentary “CSNY/Déjà Vu.”
From Los Angeles Times
China’s official gauges of factory, services and construction activity unexpectedly slipped into contraction at the start of 2026, signaling a cooling in economic growth.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
