unanticipated
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“In-home care is the most underestimated and unanticipated cost,” says Nina Pflumm Herndon, president of the Aging Life Care Association.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
"Now that we have reported this unanticipated behavior, the work of fully understanding why it happens and how the behavior manifests in other liquids is an important next step," Lima said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
Health-policy wonks in the Obama administration tucked $30 billion into the 2009 stimulus package to accelerate EHR adoption, a move that had unanticipated consequences.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026
Similarly, with Glasner, while his announcement on Friday was unexpected, the fact he has decided to leave Selhurst Park is far from unanticipated.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026
He did touch people’s lives, the lives of strangers, in an entirely unanticipated way.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing unanticipated
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