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unexpectedly

[uhn-ik-spek-tid-lee] / ˌʌn ɪkˈspɛk tɪd li /




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Luna’s journey began unexpectedly on Sept. 10 at the Canyon Village base camp section of the park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, one of two trusts heavily impacted, confirmed a year after the hack that one patient had also "died unexpectedly".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

SINGAPORE—Singapore’s central bank unexpectedly held monetary policy steady after tightening twice this year, saying its existing settings would help curb inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

If other ancient clusters also contain unexpectedly concentrated dark matter and display unusually advanced development, scientists may need to revise some of their basic assumptions about how quickly large cosmic structures formed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

He’d failed in his search for his children, but he’d unexpectedly found another spy.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti


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