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"could not have foreseen" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used when something happens that was not expected or anticipated. For example, "I could not have foreseen that he would sacrifice his own life to save his comrades."
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We could not have foreseen the crisis".
And you could not have foreseen it, that little row.
It's a legacy that even Grinnell could not have foreseen, but one he'd likely applaud.
There is one external factor, possibly two, that Guardiola could not have foreseen.
But he could not have foreseen the advent of thin, easily breakable doors.
Looking at the damaged piece, the best professionals could not have foreseen this astronomical price.
But I could not have foreseen what followed, even in my wildest dreams".
"Some things, like an unprecedented number of injuries, we could not have foreseen.
Wanamaker was remarkably accurate.What Wanamaker could not have foreseen, however, was the internet.
"They were trapped in circumstances they didn't know about; they could not have foreseen.
They could not have foreseen the changes to come between July and December.
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