unexpected
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Patrolling King's Cross and the surrounding streets, homeless outreach workers Eabha and Elise say they find women in unexpected places.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
So the fact that I get to do it and that I have a tiny bit of control over what I get to do is a real gift because it was very unexpected.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Yet when heat is examined at distances far smaller than the width of a human hair, it can behave in unexpected ways.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor has become one of the most visible Bitcoin bulls over the last few years, and the decision to sell—while not totally unexpected —likely dented retail investors’ confidence in the asset.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Later he would remember that “the views were so brief and fuzzy, a missing summit so unexpected, we were in denial about it.”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Vocabulary lists containing unexpected
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