unforeseeable
Britishadjective
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Such an event could ultimately kill astronauts on space stations, knock out communications and transportation infrastructures, and wreak all kinds of unforeseeable havoc.
From Salon
This emerges after every disaster, no matter how unforeseeable.
From Washington Post
But he notes that other viruses' crossover risk may be heightened by unforeseeable factors that crop up later.
From Scientific American
This wasn’t entirely unforeseeable, and I warned of the possibility when reviewing the StudioDock in March because new iPad Pro models did seem overdue.
From The Verge
The group, which described itself as an "autonomous and purely commercial investor", withdrew from the deal last July, blaming the Premier League's "unforeseeably prolonged process" for the collapse.
From BBC
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