unforeseeable
adjective
un·fore·see·able
ˌən-fȯr-ˈsē-ə-bəl 
: not able to be reasonably anticipated or expected : not foreseeable
an unforeseeable event/problem
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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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“Unforeseeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unforeseeable. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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