unexpected
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Sometimes it’s for one-time expenses, like an unexpected dental procedure that costs several hundred dollars.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Lee is meanwhile seeking future customers by capitalizing on the growth of motor sports among an unexpected audience: Gen Alpha and Gen Z women.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
"It's a great relief for me, because this was not totally unexpected," he told a press conference Tuesday at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he serves as a professor.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
United States, an important criminal justice case to be argued at the start of the court’s new term, is unexpected.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
I hadn’t gone a hundred yards when the unexpected happened.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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