unexpected event

collocation in English

meaningsofunexpectedandevent

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unexpected
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd/us
/ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd/
not ...
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event
noun[C]
uk
/ɪˈvent/us
/ɪˈvent/
anything that happens, especially something important ...
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(Definition ofunexpectedandeventfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Components that facilitate the understanding of the logic of events include setting,unexpectedevent, psychological 0 physiological response, object state change, unplanned action, attempt, and consequence.
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Thus, when we encounter a sign of possible punishment, cost, or danger, or anunexpectedeventoccurs, we spontaneously interrupt what we are doing to consider this information.
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To suggest that because we start from a different technologiocal base we are immune from anyunexpectedeventis either arrogant or foolish.
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I fully support that request because if that were done we could meet our responsibilities and deal with anyunexpectedevent.
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That might be necessary if, owing to anunexpectedeventsuch as freak weather conditions, an event does not finish when originally planned.
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Many a new rainbow trout has come into that river because of the water level suddenly rising or because of some otherunexpectedevent.
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What this whollyunexpectedeventdisclosed was that a limitation such as the caravan limitation for a period of time could not be challenged in this way.
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He had a sudden,unexpectedeventassociated with arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries).
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The termunexpectedeventhas recently been coined, to stress the need to design systems to handle unexpected situations.
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Despite the positive reflections, thisunexpectedeventinflicted problems on the nation as well.
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He noted anunexpectedeventin his research and switched his concentration to seismic waves in the earth.
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They emphasized that theunexpectedeventcould be either positive or negative.
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Luck favored him because of anunexpectedevent.
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Sometimes this partnership is forgotten quickly when anunexpectedeventhappens or when one character feels that the other is no longer necessary.
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No differences in performance were identified whether the video was stopped immediately after theunexpectedeventor moments later.
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