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Meanings of unforeseen circumstances in English

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Usage of unforeseen circumstances in English
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Wonder could I get away with cancelling Christmas due to unforeseen circumstances?
The Irish Times
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I am responding to unforeseen circumstances, and I will not be questioned.
The Scar
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BBC Capital: Has technology improved the ability to handle unforeseen circumstances or risks?
BBC
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Because the state's case has been adversely affected by unforeseen circumstances.
Mortal Allies
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I was placed in a very difficult position by unforeseen circumstances.
In the Palace of the King: A Love Story of Old Madrid
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Such was the condition of affairs when unforeseen circumstances brought me to Mexico.
Maximilian in Mexico: A Woman's Reminiscences of the French Inte...
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But the ambition of the chiefs had been directed, by unforeseen circumstances, elsewhere.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2
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Their plans, however, do not succeed in consequence of unforeseen circumstances.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
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Through unforeseen circumstances, the queen's departure was long after the time originally intended.
The Mysteries of All Nations / Rise and Progress of Superstition...
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There had been difficulties-difficultieswhich Trevannion had attributed to unforeseen circumstances.
Adventures in Many Lands
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But really, owing to unforeseen circumstances, this chance of a reprieve is remote.
The Albert Gate Mystery / Being Further Adventures of Reginald B...
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Tell those who come it was all owing to unforeseen circumstances.
The Von Toodleburgs; Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Fam...
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It's been a quiet summer for our old friend unforeseen circumstances.
The Irish Times
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Barring unforeseen circumstances, he expected another year of good growth.
The Irish Times
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Emergency legislation is by its nature rushed and vulnerable to loopholes or unforeseen circumstances.
The Irish Times
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Under the law, package holidays may only be changed in unusual or unforeseen circumstances.
The Irish Times
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Unforeseen circumstances through the time
Unforeseen circumstances across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
United States of America
Rare