unanticipated
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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"This level of specificity with minimal unanticipated genomic side effects offers real hope for the cancer patients who could one day receive this treatment."
From Science Daily
But worsening cost trends, unanticipated investments, and pricier-than-expected mitigation efforts from moving to its new coding standard, called V28, remain potential roadblocks.
From Barron's
My euphoria stemmed as much from the mandarin eloquence of the characters as from the unanticipated magic that can happen when a playwright finds his community of actors.
From Los Angeles Times
Then we get to the fourth system, which makes the system viable over the long term, and capable of responding to unanticipated shocks.
From Salon
When the crew of the colonization mission discover that their new home, an ice planet called Niflheim, is inhabited by armadillo-like crawler creatures, they wonder what to do about this unanticipated roadblock in their efforts.
From Salon
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