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unforced

British  
/ ʌnˈfɔːst /

adjective

  1. not forced or having been forced

    unforced errors

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Kartal maintained a high level from the baseline as Paolini unravelled with a series of unforced errors.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

“A lot of unforced errors, a lot of negative headlines,” Gates said of those decisions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Unable to fend off any of the seven break points she faced, the 30-year-old was not helped by an unforced error count of 22 compared to just four winners.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

They greeted her with a roar, cheered every point, and screamed with such deafening volume that her opponents made a string of unforced errors in the middle of a game.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

And Reggie lost the next game through a mix of unforced errors and weak backhands.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

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