unforeseen
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While the broad move toward cord cutting and a la carte programming has put significant pressure on pay-TV providers, it has also created a plethora of unforeseen problems for streaming services.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
Still, he said, it’s possible some unforeseen event could occur that would allow Pratt to score an upset victory.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The venue posted on Facebook that, due to "unforeseen circumstances", it would be closed for the evening, apologising to guests.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
“It’s more complicated now because China has moved toward formalizing these rules. The threat is omnipresent and it’s sometimes used in unforeseen ways.”
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
Perhaps there is some unforeseen problem to interstellar spaceflight—although, at speeds much less than the velocity of light it is difficult to see what such an impediment might be.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing unforeseen
Power Prefix: un-
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: un-
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