foreseen

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What Lily couldn’t have foreseen, of course, was that her amateur detective skills would become necessary when, one day, George is found dead, and the investigation by a bumbling local policeman isn’t up to snuff.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

"I am sure that you could and should have reasonably foreseen the risk," said Mr Justice Jeremy Johnson.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

And its 18,515 new orders, a measure of contract signings, came in below the 18,666 consensus had foreseen.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The slowdown foreseen by many on Wall Street never materialized in full.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

It was not very long, though rather longer than Mr. Weston had foreseen, before she had the power of forming some opinion of Frank Churchill’s feelings.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen