as in sudden
not expected
ran into some unanticipated difficulties with the computer program
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While these young men shifted away from Harris in unanticipated margins, Hogg says Democrats' losses this election are bigger than just one voting bloc -- and hopes that extreme candor and commitments to those groups will not only rebuild but expand the party.
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Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
Spreading the wealth around delivers unanticipated rewards.
—USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Connecticut congressional leaders can help flag those unanticipated challenges in advance of trade policy announcements to allow for wise strategic exemptions.
—Steven Tian, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024
There is also news of folks with illness, some totally unanticipated and deadly.
—Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
Spreading the wealth around delivers unanticipated rewards.
—USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Connecticut congressional leaders can help flag those unanticipated challenges in advance of trade policy announcements to allow for wise strategic exemptions.
—Steven Tian, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024
There is also news of folks with illness, some totally unanticipated and deadly.
—Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Unanticipated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unanticipated. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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