unforeseen
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His intense focus can help take the emotion out of any unforeseen circumstance.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
Iraola would have shown an interest in the Newcastle job but it looks likely that Eddie Howe, barring an unforeseen change of situation, will stay at St James' Park next season.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Not only can the word cure generate expectations that may not be met and engender disappointment, he says, but it could also have unforeseen practical implications.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026
“It will be a clear victory for the regime with both predictable and unforeseen circumstances,” said Farzin Nadimi, an Iran-focused senior fellow with the Washington Institute, a U.S.-based think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Typically, they are caught by an unforeseen change of conditions or combination of changes—a sudden drop in temperature, a cold pelting rain, the realization that they are lost—for which they are emotionally or physically underequipped.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing unforeseen
Power Prefix: un-
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: un-
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