unexpected death

collocation in English

meaningsofunexpectedanddeath

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unexpected
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd/us
/ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd/
not ...
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death
noun[C or U]
uk
/deθ/us
/deθ/
the end ...
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(Definition ofunexpectedanddeathfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Others may be sudden, and the question will then be raised on the relationship between the initial lesion, its operative repair, and theunexpecteddeath.
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The system's namesake was a star race horse whoseunexpecteddeathwith no warning after a major race shocked and intrigued the racing community.
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Bereavement after caregiving orunexpecteddeath: effects on elderly spouses.
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It may have occurred during a war; it may be an epidemic, a plague, a famine, a tragic accident, or anunexpecteddeath.
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She had been his close companion and confidant, and herunexpecteddeathrepresented another traumatic loss for the boy.
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For instance, anunexpecteddeathof a close relative will create more distress than an anticipated death.
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Our fifth patient, who had documented fetal second degree atrioventricular block, had a suddenunexpecteddeathin infancy.
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This is the normal procedure in cases of violent orunexpecteddeath.
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I express my deepest sympathy for the parents in what was a totallyunexpecteddeath.
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Surely there is a case for the taking of early statements from the clinical staff involved in anunexpecteddeathor other untoward incident.
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Around 1,000 people each year die of epilepsy from a condition known as "suddenunexpecteddeath".
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Widows' benefits have always been an insurance againstunexpecteddeathin working life.
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Sudden adult death syndrome is not one single condition but a group of conditions which result in the sudden andunexpecteddeathof apparently healthy young adults.
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Small companies were often destroyed or irreparably damaged because they did not have the liquid funds to pay the tax following theunexpecteddeathof one of their major owners.
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However, it seems that the full rate will now not be paid except in cases of incompetence or bad luck—notably in the form of anunexpecteddeath.
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People believe that there is a safety net which, in the event of an early andunexpecteddeath, will leave their widow with an entitlement based on contributions already made.
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It comes up when, for example, there have been allegations of deaths in custody and in many cases when there has been a violent orunexpecteddeath.
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There was a report recently on people who have suffered sudden andunexpecteddeathas a result of epilepsy, and it revealed that they were usually young adults.
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