as in sudden
not expected
there are almost always unforeseen consequences for any major endeavor unforeseen problems delayed the project beyond its deadline
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Recent Examples of unforeseen
Steele, who started last year’s opener in Texas, will start Game 2 of the series, barring unforeseen circumstances.
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Nearly five years after the global COVID-19 shutdowns began, health care leaders continue to grapple with all manner of emergent situations and challenges—both large scale and small, the anticipated and the unforeseen.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
If these past Jevons paradoxes are any guide, greater A.I. use is sure to give us a similar mix of unforeseen marvels, and miseries.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
To that end, the university’s Basic Needs Services office, which furnishes a variety of programs and support to help Titans experiencing unforeseen financial hardship, is offering Financial Wellness Peer Mentoring.
—Contributing Writer, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Nearly five years after the global COVID-19 shutdowns began, health care leaders continue to grapple with all manner of emergent situations and challenges—both large scale and small, the anticipated and the unforeseen.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
If these past Jevons paradoxes are any guide, greater A.I. use is sure to give us a similar mix of unforeseen marvels, and miseries.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
To that end, the university’s Basic Needs Services office, which furnishes a variety of programs and support to help Titans experiencing unforeseen financial hardship, is offering Financial Wellness Peer Mentoring.
—Contributing Writer, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025
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