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

However, Shuttleworth suggested Swatch could not have foreseen violence breaking out.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

In March, the market did experience a broadening many investors had foreseen, though not in the direction most wanted.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

Or that the government should have somehow foreseen the freak hurricane in the West Country that had caused so much damage to both people and property?

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling