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: not seen or perceived
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: sight sense 1
an unseen translation
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Geopolitical change will continue, and new risks will arise even as current risks are addressed – Events once thought rare are occurring more often and at scales previously unseen, impacting business strategy and operations in complex and nonlinear ways that vary by country and sector.
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John M. Bremen, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The fact that most of them will go unseen by Academy members strikes me as more of a reason, not less, to make a case for them here.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025
Prince William praised his wife in a message shared to social media on her Jan. 9 birthday and posted a previously unseen photo of her by one of their go-to photographers, Matt Porteous.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
On Thursday, the Prince of Wales took to the couple’s social media and shared a previously unseen black-and-white portrait of the mother of three.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
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John M. Bremen, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The fact that most of them will go unseen by Academy members strikes me as more of a reason, not less, to make a case for them here.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025
Prince William praised his wife in a message shared to social media on her Jan. 9 birthday and posted a previously unseen photo of her by one of their go-to photographers, Matt Porteous.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
On Thursday, the Prince of Wales took to the couple’s social media and shared a previously unseen black-and-white portrait of the mother of three.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Unseen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseen. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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