foreseen

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If only Freidenberg could have foreseen that, in a distant continent three-quarters of a century later, another literary scholar, like herself, would so ably bring these moving and brilliant notes to light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

It obviously did not; indeed, it could not have foreseen the widespread adoption of mail voting well over a century later.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 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

But Rebeca was so impatient with the approach of the wedding that she wanted to get the dress ready earlier than Amaranta had foreseen.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez