as in unforeseen
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Recent Examples of unforeseeable
The price for this ability to outrun inflation by a sizable margin and compound wealth has been periods of painful and unforeseeable declines.
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Bill Stone, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
During Bobby’s speech about sticking together through challenges foreseeable and unforeseeable, the episode cuts to show Eli and Demetri, then Sam and Tory.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
California lawmakers passed roughly 1,200 bills last year, including some that resulted in unforeseeable wins by Republicans.
LAPD stats showed an uptick in robberies.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
At a time when risk assessment and prevention was still primitive, natural disasters and other acts of God were generally not covered, because there was no way to insure against what was still unforeseeable.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Bill Stone, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
During Bobby’s speech about sticking together through challenges foreseeable and unforeseeable, the episode cuts to show Eli and Demetri, then Sam and Tory.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
California lawmakers passed roughly 1,200 bills last year, including some that resulted in unforeseeable wins by Republicans.
LAPD stats showed an uptick in robberies.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
At a time when risk assessment and prevention was still primitive, natural disasters and other acts of God were generally not covered, because there was no way to insure against what was still unforeseeable.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforeseeable
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False Take — Called when a scene is interrupted by some unforeseen circumstance like a noise being picked up or a technical issue taking place.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
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This new hybrid model has a number of advantages, but one of the unforeseen benefits lies in its ability to adapt to the ever-changing demands of enterprise AI.—
Nick Burling,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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In a speech Thursday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell suggested rates could be higher in the long term because of unexpected events that constrain supplies and push up prices.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Related article Pope Leo XIV’s unexpected New Orleans Creole background excites city’s large Catholic community The boy whose deep sense of community and compassion was molded by his experiences in the village of Dolton was made a cardinal later that year.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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With a decline in visitor numbers and travel dollars, and federal aid nowhere in sight, the future remains uncertain for many in the area.—
Olivia Lee,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2025
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The future remains uncertain and the debate over fairness, inclusion and athlete rights continues.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Mother Nature is unpredictable, fickle, random at best.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Even the title feels random: Keiji once bought Fuki a print of Auguste Renoir’s portrait of a child called Irene.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
17 May 2025
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“Unforeseeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforeseeable. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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