unexpectedly

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The team also detected unexpectedly high concentrations of copper in certain regions of the battery's cathode.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

He says the idea came to him in 2023, after he unexpectedly found himself caught up at London Pride while on his way to work, wearing "gross bird-feeding clothes, covered in bird poo".

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

Research into augmentative and alternative communication systems has demonstrated that some dogs can learn to use soundboards that “speak” for the canines and combine concepts in unexpectedly sophisticated ways.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2026

My husband passed away unexpectedly at 43 in 2003, due to heart problems, leaving me a 38-year-old widow with four kids ages 2 to 8 years old.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

As it happened, Trip and Moody had arrived home earlier—Moody right after school, and unexpectedly, Trip a short while later.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng