unexpected
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In the final moments of the first episode of “Lanterns,” Hal Jordan is shown in an unexpected light.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Blood sample analysis also revealed an unexpected pattern involving Epstein-Barr and cytomegalovirus.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Today, we bring you three tales of the unexpected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Police said the death was "being treated as unexpected, but is not believed to be suspicious".
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Everywhere I look connections are being made, some of them planned for and some of them unexpected.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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