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Recent Examples of unforeseeable
The systemic risks posed by environmental degradation and financial fragility have the potential to generate unforeseeable crises, which could prove especially difficult for the Communist Party to manage if its legitimacy erodes.
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John Osburg, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
While professionals do their best to predict what damage storms will bring, some things are unforeseeable.
—Jordan Green, The Tennessean, 8 Oct. 2024
The legal status of deities, priestly divinations, and the modern role of religion all come under debate in a remarkable story full of unforeseeable twists and turns.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
The unknown unknowns are the unforeseeable disruptors—events such as global crises, unexpected technological advances or market upheavals.
—Ayo Adepoju, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for unforeseeable
John Osburg, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
While professionals do their best to predict what damage storms will bring, some things are unforeseeable.
—Jordan Green, The Tennessean, 8 Oct. 2024
The legal status of deities, priestly divinations, and the modern role of religion all come under debate in a remarkable story full of unforeseeable twists and turns.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
The unknown unknowns are the unforeseeable disruptors—events such as global crises, unexpected technological advances or market upheavals.
—Ayo Adepoju, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for unforeseeable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforeseeable
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Barring the unforeseen, the 20-year-old Eldridge will not make the Giants’ Opening Day roster out of spring training after hitting 23 homers with 92 RBIs and a .291 batting average last year across four different minor-league levels.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2025
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Snuffing out their first target proves difficult for the duo, what with Danny’s aim being off, and their second mission is interrupted by an unforeseen roadblock.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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Twelve days later, the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generation Station in Pennsylvania experienced the single worst nuclear meltdown on record in U.S. history, giving the film unexpected prescience.—
Keaton Bell,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2025
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Trump's unexpected rejection of the Senate's plan stunned Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), who had carefully structured the two-bill strategy to secure early wins for the White House.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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Alexander’s future Cornerback Jaire Alexander’s future in Green Bay remains uncertain.—
Matt Schneidman,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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While some agencies provided guidance on how employees should phrase their responses, others remained uncertain.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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In the early 20th century, physicists wanted to study Brownian motion, the random movement of particles in a liquid or gas.—
Solomon Adams,
WIRED,
23 Feb. 2025
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While there are countless wormholes to be dragged into on a player’s Baseball Reference page, many of them can be pushed aside with the explanation that the reasoning for a level of success (or lack thereof) is due to the sample size making those results random.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Unforeseeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforeseeable. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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