as in sudden
not expected
there are almost always unforeseen consequences for any major endeavor unforeseen problems delayed the project beyond its deadline
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Effective leaders will also focus on agility—the ability to pivot quickly in response to market shifts, technological advances or unforeseen crises.
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Mohit Gupta, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Equally, moves such as changing locations of app stores to be outside of the US may come with unforeseen consequences and prove harder to maintain for general users in the long term.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
In short, no one can be 100% trusted, which leads to some unforeseen twists and turns in the plot.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Barring any serious, unforeseen issues they are widely expected to be confirmed shortly after Trump is sworn into office on Monday.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,leslie Josephs,spencer Kimball,ece Yildirim, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
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Mohit Gupta, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Equally, moves such as changing locations of app stores to be outside of the US may come with unforeseen consequences and prove harder to maintain for general users in the long term.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
In short, no one can be 100% trusted, which leads to some unforeseen twists and turns in the plot.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Barring any serious, unforeseen issues they are widely expected to be confirmed shortly after Trump is sworn into office on Monday.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,leslie Josephs,spencer Kimball,ece Yildirim, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
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