unannounced
adjective
un·an·nounced
ˌən-ə-ˈnau̇n(t)st 
: occurring without any prior announcement or warning : not announced
an unannounced concert
showed up unannounced at her doorstep
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The civil rights lawyers representing the detainees in the lawsuit had argued that attorneys could not simply show up unannounced during visitation hours at the facility, a policy available at other immigration detention centers.
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Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Attorneys previously filed statements with a federal court in Fort Myers saying their clients were unable to call them using staff cellphones and the attorneys were unable to make unannounced visits to the facility.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Also unannounced is just how much the Cullinan Yachting costs.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2026
The indictment also stated that Dadig harassed his victims by showing up to their homes and places of business unannounced and uninvited, stalking them, taking and posting photographs of them online without their consent and revealing private details about their lives online.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Attorneys previously filed statements with a federal court in Fort Myers saying their clients were unable to call them using staff cellphones and the attorneys were unable to make unannounced visits to the facility.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Also unannounced is just how much the Cullinan Yachting costs.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2026
The indictment also stated that Dadig harassed his victims by showing up to their homes and places of business unannounced and uninvited, stalking them, taking and posting photographs of them online without their consent and revealing private details about their lives online.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Unannounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unannounced. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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