unplanned
Britishadjective
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Patients with LEP are more likely to make an unplanned return to the hospital after an ER discharge, a 2024 University of California, San Francisco review published in BMJ Quality & Safety found.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Earlier this month, three data centers in western Russia suddenly went dark due to a “rapid unplanned disassembly,” to use euphemistic engineering parlance.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
The early end to Ulchi Freedom represented another unplanned twist to the U.S.’s security presence in Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
EGS looks after patients who require general surgical assessment, diagnosis, or treatment in an unplanned way, often following presentation in the ED.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
We were a family of planners, but now everything seemed unplanned.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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