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Recent Examples of unforeseeable
While professionals do their best to predict what damage storms will bring, some things are unforeseeable.
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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
This book reminds readers that intellectuals are sometimes remembered simply for stating an ideal goal that, much later and for reasons unforeseeable by them, becomes reality.
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—Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020
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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
This book reminds readers that intellectuals are sometimes remembered simply for stating an ideal goal that, much later and for reasons unforeseeable by them, becomes reality.
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—Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforeseeable
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Min walks off after becoming convinced Chris doesn’t see a future with him (Yang plays his character’s sadness and disappointment in himself with touching sincerity) and Lee feels betrayed after an unforeseen development comes to light, the result of a drunken evening.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Jan. 2025
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Michael, the upcoming movie about Michael Jackson made in cooperation with his family, is reportedly in need of a major overhaul due to unforeseen legal reasons.—
Benjamin VanHoose,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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While Prince William, 42, had already been scheduled to attend in honor of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, Princess Kate’s inclusion marks a significant and unexpected addition.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Per People, Prince William had been scheduled to attend the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp; however, Princess Catherine was a late and unexpected addition to the guest list.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
27 Jan. 2025
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TikTok’s viability had been uncertain since then-President Trump moved to shut it down in 2020, citing national security concerns.—
Stacy Perman,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Moscow hopes to maintain some of its naval and air bases, but the fate of its negotiations with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is uncertain.—
Erika Solomon,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Go and read random slave narratives and get their experience of the time.—
David Marchese,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Oh, the third mode is a combination of both – sets of airbags inflate and deflate in seemingly random order – which has been perhaps my favorite setting.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Jan. 2025
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