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Recent Examples of unforeseeable
The systemic risks posed by environmental degradation and financial fragility have the potential to generate unforeseeable crises, which could prove especially difficult for the Communist Party to manage if its legitimacy erodes.
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John Osburg, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
While professionals do their best to predict what damage storms will bring, some things are unforeseeable.
—Jordan Green, The Tennessean, 8 Oct. 2024
The legal status of deities, priestly divinations, and the modern role of religion all come under debate in a remarkable story full of unforeseeable twists and turns.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
The unknown unknowns are the unforeseeable disruptors—events such as global crises, unexpected technological advances or market upheavals.
—Ayo Adepoju, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unforeseeable 
John Osburg, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
While professionals do their best to predict what damage storms will bring, some things are unforeseeable.
—Jordan Green, The Tennessean, 8 Oct. 2024
The legal status of deities, priestly divinations, and the modern role of religion all come under debate in a remarkable story full of unforeseeable twists and turns.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
The unknown unknowns are the unforeseeable disruptors—events such as global crises, unexpected technological advances or market upheavals.
—Ayo Adepoju, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unforeseeable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforeseeable
Adjective
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Then something unforeseen happened: Public adoption, government incentives, and charging-network development all slowed, so Bentley had to slacken the pace of its transition, too.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
9 Feb. 2025
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Denzel Washington, soon to return to the Broadway stage with Othello opposite Jake Gyllenhaal, came across a bit of an unforeseen snafu around rehearsals.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Allow vines to climb to unexpected areas and create dense plantings that make a yard look established.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2025
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Both forged strong reputations over their years in the Palace academy but, barring an unexpected change of heart from Derry, neither will be at Palace come the summer.—
Matt Woosnam,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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However, dissolving the DoE would require congressional approval, which remains uncertain.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Reporting meant hours of conversation in the car; room for asking the same questions over and over; the gradual diminishment of one’s embarrassment about being ignorant or uncertain; a dilatory attitude of quiet listening and watching; the possibility of misunderstandings resolved.—
Joshua Rothman,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Experts say the four recent accidents should not be viewed as a systemic, nationwide problem, but rather as four random events that happened to cluster together in time.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
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The phrase 'practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty' was coined in 1982 by magazine writer and editor Anne Herbert.—
Ronnie Li,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Unforeseeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforeseeable. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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