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Unanticipated Deficit Crossword Clue

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noun

• the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

35%6Unanticipated
adjective

• happening without warning or in a short space of time

35%8Unanticipated occurrence
noun

• the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

• a sudden unexpected event

• the act of surprising someone

verb

• cause to be surprised

• come upon or take unawares

• attack by storm; attack suddenly

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