Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not anticipated.
- adjective Not having been expected; unexpected.
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- adjective Not
anticipated .
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- adjective not anticipated
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Examples
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Allen said cleanup efforts are being hampered by what he described as the unanticipated dispersal of the oil slick on the surface of the gulf into hundreds or thousands of smaller spills.
Obama vows BP will pay claims, says oil 'will be contained' 2010
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Personnel officials have blamed USAJobs' poor performance on what they call an unanticipated spike in traffic to the site.
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Lisa Rein 2011
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The information becomes usable in unanticipated ways when the structure is reusable.
Web Teacher › Report from WDN 09: Educating the Next Generation of Web Professionals 2009
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Because of this imbalance, critical decision making can be hidden from many participants, their code contributions can interact in unanticipated ways, and the community loses awareness of who knows what.
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Because of this imbalance, critical decision making can be hidden from many participants, their code contributions can interact in unanticipated ways, and the community loses awareness of who knows what.
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The information becomes usable in unanticipated ways when the structure is reusable.
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Because of this imbalance, critical decision making can be hidden from many participants, their code contributions can interact in unanticipated ways, and the community loses awareness of who knows what.
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Chemical pollution: To me, the most serious pollution issue is from the long term unanticipated side effects of biochemicals we create and dump into the environment.
Archive 2008-10-01 Stephen D. Covey 2008
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Chemical pollution: To me, the most serious pollution issue is from the long term unanticipated side effects of biochemicals we create and dump into the environment.
The Earth's Fragile Ecology Stephen D. Covey 2008
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Call it the law of unintended -- or perhaps it's "unanticipated" -- consequences.
The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public 2009
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