unannounced
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“U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth made an unannounced visit to Israel,” the analysts note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Sunday on an unannounced visit in a show of support for the country in its war with Russia.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Ratcliffe met Russian intelligence officials on Tuesday - notably his opposite number in Russia's overseas spy agency, Sergei Naryshkin - after arriving unannounced on a US military plane, the Kremlin confirmed.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
When the CIA dropped in unannounced at the headquarters of Steve Jobs’s new computer company, NeXT, the Cold War was in full swing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
“You didn’t tell us you were coming, but on the other hand when you showed up unannounced you also showed up with company.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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