unexpected outcome

collocation in English

meaningsofunexpectedandoutcome

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unexpected
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd/us
/ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd/
not ...
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outcome
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/ˈaʊt.kʌm/us
/ˈaʊt.kʌm/
a result or effect of an action, ...
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(Definition ofunexpectedandoutcomefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theunexpectedoutcomeis that the finite-wavenumber modes travel faster the shorter they are - an observation which apparently has not been made before.
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Anunexpectedoutcomewas the apparent improvement in the ability of care staff to identify dementia.
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This exhaustive study explains how such anunexpectedoutcomecould and did occur.
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An interesting and largelyunexpectedoutcomeof the study is that the less musical children and those with low self-esteem appeared to make the greatest progress.
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I also join with him in agreeing that there was nounexpectedoutcometo the fact that the watering vehicles were exempted.
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The problem lies in theunexpectedoutcomeof developments in the hospital itself.
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One of the earliest had anunexpectedoutcome.
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They too applauded the main event match, calling theunexpectedoutcomea good way for the crowd to go home happy.
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Theunexpectedoutcomeof the fight made news immediately, and the notoriety of the bout led both men to agree to a rematch.
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People who strongly believe in their iron vote may have anunexpectedoutcome.
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However, there are two unexpected outcomes of our experiments.
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The system was committed to organising society rationally and controlling nature, and was blind to unexpected outcomes.
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Ziegler found that integrating brain research, attachment theory, and resiliency work within trauma treatment resulted in anunexpectedoutcomesignificant functional improvement following the cessation of treatment.
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This approach attempts to predict future events based on the past occurrences of unexpected outcomes.
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Only the unexpected outcomes, or feedback for the continuation of motor action enters consciousness.
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This highly complex system has potential for unexpected outcomes, including the possible election of a candidate who may have initially received an insignificant primary vote tally.
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Zack's schemes always seem to backfire, resulting in unexpected outcomes and chaos.
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