without prior notice
idiom
: without having told the people involved
The contract was canceled without prior notice.
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The New Jersey representative said members of Congress have the legal right to conduct oversight at DHS facilities without prior notice and noted she’s conducted visits twice this year.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 May 2025
Recently, college officials discovered that some students' legal status had been terminated in a federal database—often without prior notice, unlike in the past when schools initiated updates.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
The union contends that this increase in minimum staffing was also made without prior notice or discussion.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Matthew Biggs, president of the International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers, told the AP that on Friday, 13 judges who had not yet been sworn in and five assistant chief immigration judges were dismissed without prior notice.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
During these joke swaps, the co-hosts read jokes written by the other without prior notice or approval.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2024
The lawsuit also claimed that Jackson had retaliated against another officer by intimidating his girlfriend, a teacher; the suit claimed Jackson sat in on her class without prior notice and gave her an unwanted hug.
—Kristen Taketa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
The film, in competition, runs nearly four hours, and without prior notice, the organizers decide to reinstate a mid-movie intermission.
—Federica Polidoro, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2024
When Grindr didn’t agree, Carr said, Burrill filed a lawsuit on July 18, requesting damages and an order that would prevent the app from releasing users’ data without prior notice.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 May 2025
Recently, college officials discovered that some students' legal status had been terminated in a federal database—often without prior notice, unlike in the past when schools initiated updates.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
The union contends that this increase in minimum staffing was also made without prior notice or discussion.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Matthew Biggs, president of the International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers, told the AP that on Friday, 13 judges who had not yet been sworn in and five assistant chief immigration judges were dismissed without prior notice.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
During these joke swaps, the co-hosts read jokes written by the other without prior notice or approval.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2024
The lawsuit also claimed that Jackson had retaliated against another officer by intimidating his girlfriend, a teacher; the suit claimed Jackson sat in on her class without prior notice and gave her an unwanted hug.
—Kristen Taketa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
The film, in competition, runs nearly four hours, and without prior notice, the organizers decide to reinstate a mid-movie intermission.
—Federica Polidoro, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2024
When Grindr didn’t agree, Carr said, Burrill filed a lawsuit on July 18, requesting damages and an order that would prevent the app from releasing users’ data without prior notice.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
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“Without prior notice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20prior%20notice. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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