unforeseen event

Example Sentences

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“Barring any sort of unforeseen event, we expect the conditions to remain accommodating” and supportive of lending activity, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

One Stop Shopping, which runs the centre where Market Village was based, said this "unforeseen event has undoubtedly left both traders and patrons with questions and concerns".

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2024

Barry Callebaut had been due to release its earnings on Wednesday, but published the figures early due to an "unforeseen event".

From Reuters • Nov. 1, 2022

Say you bought a home but have to sell it within two years because of a job relocation, an illness or disability, or another unforeseen event that forces a move.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2022

The mere act of doing something today sets in motion forces that in process of time will inevitably bring about some entirely unforeseen event.

From Tea-Cup Reading and Fortune-Telling by Tea Leaves, by a Highland Seer by