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HBO earlier this year announced that Gracie Cochrane, who played Ginny in the first season, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” was exiting due to unforeseen circumstances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Another unforeseen effect of the barrage was to show that America’s military wasn’t as strong as it seemed.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

You could end up paying a relatively high marginal tax rate to convert assets into a Roth, only to experience a significant market decline due to an unforeseen economic or geopolitical event.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Cancellations are affecting most routes, from Glasgow to Penzance and Leeds to Manchester, until further notice as the outage continues to cause "significant and unforeseen disruption", CrossCountry said.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

I know the unspoken rules of boys, but with girls I sense that I am always on the verge of some unforeseen, calamitous blunder.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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