unforeseeable
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Since then, for a host of complicated and mostly unforeseeable reasons, disparate circumstances across the region incline, slowly, in a promising direction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Economic predictions are always dynamic, because so many factors affect growth and the course of many of them can be unforeseeable.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
Japan passed a law in June allowing nuclear reactors to operate beyond 60 years to compensate for stoppages caused by "unforeseeable circumstances".
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
The researchers further underline the need for coordinated global climate policies to drastically reduce emissions and safeguard human life on Earth from the unforeseeable effects of global warming.
From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2025
Beginning in January of seventh grade and continuing into the following August, my previously frozen body underwent a growth spurt of uncommon proportions and unforeseeable consequences.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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