Name: Why we ignore obvious...
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Description: Something that was unimaginable, unforeseeable and completely improbable. A total surprise. Except it wasn't always such a surprise.

Eduardo Galeano

The more the technocrats programme it down to the smallest detail, the more the powerful manipulate it, football continues to be the art of the unforeseeable. When you least expect it, the impossible occurs: the dwarf teaches the giant a lesson, and a scraggy, bow-legged black man makes an athlete sculpted in Greece look ridiculous.

Uruguayan Journalist

Norm Coleman

Our society has changed in unforeseeable ways since Social Security was created. For example, we are living longer, healthier, and more productive lives and while this is all great news, this has also placed added pressure on America's retirement system.

American Politician

Bennett Miller

Filmmaking requires the participation and cooperation of many people. It's unrealistic to expect that you're not going to be challenged by unforeseeable forces from every direction.

American Director

Zbigniew Brzezinski

War triggers unforeseeable military dynamics and sets off massive political shocks, creating new problems as well as new opportunities.

Thomas Sowell

Helping those who have been struck by unforeseeable misfortunes is fundamentally different from making dependency a way of life.

American Economist

George S. Patton

Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.

American General

Use 'unforeseeable' for unexpected events that couldn't be planned for, emphasizing the element of surprise.

Unplanned Events

'Unforeseeable' doesn't only apply to bad outcomes; positive surprises also qualify.

Not Always Negative

'Unforeseeable' is formal and often used in official or business contexts, though it's fine in casual talk too.

Formality Use

 Something that was unimaginable, unforeseeable and completely improbable. A total surprise. Except it wasn't always such a surprise.

Unforeseeable

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