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Not only can the word cure generate expectations that may not be met and engender disappointment, he says, but it could also have unforeseen practical implications.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

It encapsulates the well-founded belief that starting a war is likely to create unforeseen evils greater than the evil of the status quo.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Critics however say the plan could carry unforeseen costs, as it is based on speculating with the proceeds of gold sales from the central bank's reserves.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Where once the list of the NBA’s greatest scorers had read Chamberlain and then Bryant, now there was a new, totally unforeseen name in second place: Bam Adebayo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

As an unforeseen bonus for the purposes of this book, evolutionary biology is a historical science forced to use methods different from those of the laboratory sciences.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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