7
curveball(noun, slang, case, situation, circumstance)
7
unexpected event(expression, event, occurrence, happening, incident)
6
blip(noun, case, situation, circumstance, incident)
6
contingency(noun, case, situation, circumstance, incident)
6
eventuality(noun, case, situation, circumstance, incident)
6
force majeure(expression, case, situation, circumstance, incident)
6
hazard(noun, case, situation, circumstance, incident)
6
joker(noun, case, situation, circumstance, incident)
6
unanticipated factor(expression, case, situation, circumstance, incident)
6
unexpected turn(expression, case, situation, circumstance, incident)
6
unforeseeable circumstance(expression, case, situation, circumstance)
6
unforeseen circs(expression, case, situation, circumstance, incident)
6
unforeseen consequence(expression, case, situation, circumstance, incident)
6
unforseen cause(expression, case, situation, circumstance, incident)
4
force majeure circumstance(expression, event, case, possibility, occurrence)
3
unanticipated event(expression, event, occurrence, happening, incident)
3
unforeseen event(expression, event, occurrence, happening, incident)
3
unforseen event(expression, event, occurrence, happening, incident)
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