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Since then, for a host of complicated and mostly unforeseeable reasons, disparate circumstances across the region incline, slowly, in a promising direction.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

Japan passed a law in June allowing nuclear reactors to operate beyond 60 years to compensate for stoppages caused by "unforeseeable circumstances".

From Barron's Nov. 21, 2025

The researchers further underline the need for coordinated global climate policies to drastically reduce emissions and safeguard human life on Earth from the unforeseeable effects of global warming.

From Science Daily Oct. 26, 2025

Magistrate Robert Webster agreed with the defence and found that the incident happened due to a dust devil - an upward spiralling vortex of air and debris - that was "unforeseen and unforeseeable".

From BBC Jun. 5, 2025

Therefore, what must be planned for, in the laboratories engaged in the work, is the totally unforeseeable.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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