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I Thought Ni Failed Surprise Received Notification Passing

English I thought I failed, but to my surprise I received notification of passing the exam.
Japanese 不合格になったと思いきや、意外なことに合格の通知が来た。
Level N1
Meaning I thought…; or so we thought
Romanized fugoukaku ni natta to omoikiya, igai na koto ni goukaku no tsuuchi ga kita.
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