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The frequent repetition of this phrase in a document is a sure sign of flannel, cropping up as frequently as it does at the end of a list of specific examples of a general point. If, in an elaborate force majeure you have said,

any deluge, flood, leak, dousing, unreasonable dampness or other unexpected aqueous invasion...

You can be sure you could have got away with “unexpected aqueous invasion”.

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