unplanned
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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“What it got was a price surge, an unplanned cash windfall, and a set of strategic pressures that, if anything, have grown more urgent.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russian refineries have led to unplanned outages, causing supply tightness, the analyst notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
In the memo, Blume insisted leaks to the media had been unplanned and said that reports of looming cuts had "annoyed" him.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
The unplanned surgeries have increased by eight percentage points, while the rate of elective caesareans has also increased.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
That consensus can change over the years in a process as unplanned and uncontrollable as the vagaries of fashion.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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