as in unprecedented
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Recent Examples of unheard-of
Before the pandemic, Europeans working for U.S. companies weren’t unheard-of, but holding U.S.-based roles with American-level salaries was a rarity.
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Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 28 Oct. 2024
The directors and the CEO had reached an impasse over the latter’s plan to take the company private; still, resigning en masse is an unheard-of step for a startup board.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
Hurricanes are particularly efficient at concentrating large quantities of water vapor and wringing it out at nearly unheard-of rates, as seen in the deluges in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area during Milton and in western North Carolina during Helene.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
The forecast calls for an unheard-of 10 to 15 feet of surge in Tampa Bay depending on the storm's exact track.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
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Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 28 Oct. 2024
The directors and the CEO had reached an impasse over the latter’s plan to take the company private; still, resigning en masse is an unheard-of step for a startup board.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
Hurricanes are particularly efficient at concentrating large quantities of water vapor and wringing it out at nearly unheard-of rates, as seen in the deluges in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area during Milton and in western North Carolina during Helene.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
The forecast calls for an unheard-of 10 to 15 feet of surge in Tampa Bay depending on the storm's exact track.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unheard-of
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Meanwhile, Israel has struck Iran repeatedly this year through conventional military means, targeting crucial missile production facilities and anti-aircraft defenses—clearly prevailing in the tit-for-tat exchange of unprecedented direct attacks on each nation’s soil.Kay Armin Serjoie, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
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Unmistakeably, though, there is wear and tear in Villa’s legs after an unprecedented and hugely congested calendar year.Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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The result improved on the efficiency of previous packings, while making use of a novel approach: Rather than packing spheres in a nice, organized way, as Viazovska had done, the mathematicians used graph theory to pack spheres in a very disorderly fashion.Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
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This type of ping-ponging of priorities from administration to administration is typical, but the change is expected to be even more pronounced, given Abruzzo’s novel approach.Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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At the time, federal law gave the Bureau a strange grab bag of investigative duties, ranging from interstate prostitution to antitrust violations.Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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When Sandy goes missing, the line between reality and game blurs and Conor must venture into the strange world of OBEX to bring her home.Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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The fields of law and insurance are extremely complicated for the layperson, with documents full of terms and concepts that may as well be a foreign language to those unfamiliar with them.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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For those who are unfamiliar, Yule Log shows are typically a simple shot of a crackling fire that viewers play on their TVs during the Christmas holiday season to replicate the cozy vibe of fireplace.James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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Any new import levies are on a collision course with stubbornly flat industrial production — a crucial driver of domestic and international volume from sectors that include mining, manufacturing, chemicals and electricity — and lingering overcapacity from the COVID shipping boom, experts said.Lisa Baertlein, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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From there, the star walked down a grand staircase as a spectacle of back-up dancers and swinging napkins from the audience took the performance to new heights.James Dinh, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
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