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Recent Examples of unprecedented
In a December 2023 Slate editorial, security researcher Bruce Schneier warned that AI models could enable unprecedented mass spying by automating the analysis and summarization of vast conversation datasets.
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Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Over the past two years, leaders have navigated unprecedented uncertainty and complexity, managing this challenge at every turn, Brown said.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
As Fed officials contend with a complicated economic puzzle, the central bank’s powerful Board has seen some unprecedented developments in recent months.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
This has never happened before; this is unprecedented.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
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Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Over the past two years, leaders have navigated unprecedented uncertainty and complexity, managing this challenge at every turn, Brown said.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
As Fed officials contend with a complicated economic puzzle, the central bank’s powerful Board has seen some unprecedented developments in recent months.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
This has never happened before; this is unprecedented.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprecedented
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Universal Pictures has pushed back the release of Other Mommy, its horror film from Atomic Monster, based on the novel Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman (Bird Box).—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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New Therapies Targeting Inflammaging While lifestyle interventions remain fundamental, advances in biomedical research are yielding novel therapies that target the underlying mechanisms of inflammation.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This reduces waste, extends product lifespan, and minimizes the use of new materials.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Ahead of the premiere of her new Netflix series, Too Much, written for her by Lena Dunham, the 33-year-old reflects on what got her to this moment.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
15 Sep. 2025
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The combination of strange comments, a clear lack of education and experience, and a disturbing personal history with mental health struggles and domestic problems doomed his campaign.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Coon admitted that their daughter has also taken up a strange favorite film.—
Avalon Hester,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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This foreign and, for many leaders, unfamiliar prioritization of ‘being’ over ‘doing’ requires a profound reorientation.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The clip shows Britt going to pet Roger, who appears dazed in his unfamiliar surroundings.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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This is the second time in a row that fresh Hindi releases fell short at the box office while a south-Indian film ranked high among global top scorers for a weekend.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The radiance and fresh-grapefruit scent linger on the skin; so do the moisturizing sunflower, passion fruit, açai, babassu, and rice bran oils.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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In sacrificing its global influence for the chance to spend the past year pulverizing the previously unheard-of city of Pokrovsk in the Donbas, Russia has proved not its resilience but its near irrelevance.—
Jeremy Shapiro,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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Some of the biggest deals at J.Crew’s sale are basic tees and sweaters that can be layered and paired with anything, like this perfect fall crewneck sweater for an unheard-of $35 and this silky midi skirt that’s more than 75 percent off.—
Kayla Becker,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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The original sketch ran in October 2023, when Bargatze first hosted of the long-running sketch show.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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By 1880, Jenkins had taken over Moffat’s operation entirely, selling the original business’s stock of Hallet & Davis pianos and Estey organs.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Unprecedented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprecedented. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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