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

“You’ve got people coming in and doing things with the ETF wrapper that were probably not foreseen in any way.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

He did what he did in Vasquez Perdomo; he should have foreseen the consequences.

From Slate • Dec. 30, 2025

Serena Joy may still be at the house where the Birth took place; that’s lucky, he couldn’t have foreseen it.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood