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not known or experienced before
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Recent Examples of unprecedented
Six years later, after months of military buildup in the Caribbean, the United States launched an unprecedented military operation in Venezuela, bombing Caracas and capturing Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from the Presidential Palace.
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Max Saltman, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Republicans would need extraordinary coordination and unprecedented unified action to execute such a plan, creating significant practical barriers to implementation.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
While their experience shows the pitfalls of fighting against an unprecedented legal effort, this is also a story about the lengths a couple will go to fight for their love.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Amodei cited the concern that Anthropic technology would be used for fully autonomous lethal weapons whose decisions were made without human involvement — and the potential for AI to be used for mass domestic surveillance on an unprecedented scale.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
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Max Saltman, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Republicans would need extraordinary coordination and unprecedented unified action to execute such a plan, creating significant practical barriers to implementation.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
While their experience shows the pitfalls of fighting against an unprecedented legal effort, this is also a story about the lengths a couple will go to fight for their love.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Amodei cited the concern that Anthropic technology would be used for fully autonomous lethal weapons whose decisions were made without human involvement — and the potential for AI to be used for mass domestic surveillance on an unprecedented scale.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprecedented
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James Talarico is trying to sell a novel brand of Christian politics in a deep-red state.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Then there was the day in 1990 one of our researchers discovered at Yale’s Beinecke Library a set of page proofs of Richard Wright’s novel Native Son.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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In any case, this new film can be watched without having seen any of the previous chapters, though that’s mostly because the plot is cookie-cutter generic.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
1 May 2026
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Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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The truck had been at the head of a column of seven rescue vehicles, all of which had received clearance from the tower to cross Runway 4 at Taxiway D and head toward a United Airlines flight that was evacuating due to a strange odor onboard.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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On World Rhythms, Lockwood trusts the listener to hear the arc of its noises, to trace their emergence and disappearance, their strange, seductive confluence.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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That gives you a chance to act quickly by freezing your credit, disputing unfamiliar accounts or contacting the lender.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Wheels meet legs The new video from Unitree is drawing attention for pushing humanoid mobility into unfamiliar territory—on wheels and ice.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
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As the Moon moves through your 11th House of Friends, collaboration brings fresh direction.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Kansas City Chiefs, fresh off their first January at home in 11 years, were intent on rebuilding their defense.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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In an age where most electrics are looking towards the future with unheard-of modern tech on board, the C6 sports a WWII-era girder-style front fork and a monoshock with an internal floating piston at the rear.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Apr. 2026
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Doing groundbreaking, unheard-of things is becoming par for the course for Anthony.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Several times in the last couple of decades, Microsoft has released source code for the original MS-DOS operating system that kicked off its decades-long dominance of consumer PCs.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2026
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At Fairmont Bagel, dig into its original poppy-seed bagel.—
Megan Wallitsch,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Unprecedented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprecedented. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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