unannounced
adjective
un·an·nounced
ˌən-ə-ˈnau̇n(t)st 
: occurring without any prior announcement or warning : not announced
an unannounced concert
showed up unannounced at her doorstep
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The Critics Choice Awards, originally set for Jan. 12, have also been postponed twice, first to Jan. 26 and then to an unannounced future date.
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Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
The order requires agencies to give CISA direct access to their security platforms and to allow CISA to conduct unannounced threat-hunting activities on their networks.
—Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
The unannounced visit coincided with the confirmation that the princess had previously received care at the hospital.
—Monique Jessen, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
On Tuesday, Germany’s defense minister, Boris Pistorius, made an unannounced visit to Kyiv to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky in a show of solidarity.
—Cassandra Vinograd, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
The order requires agencies to give CISA direct access to their security platforms and to allow CISA to conduct unannounced threat-hunting activities on their networks.
—Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
The unannounced visit coincided with the confirmation that the princess had previously received care at the hospital.
—Monique Jessen, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
On Tuesday, Germany’s defense minister, Boris Pistorius, made an unannounced visit to Kyiv to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky in a show of solidarity.
—Cassandra Vinograd, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Unannounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unannounced. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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