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unsuspected

adjective

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as in unrecognized

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Recent Examples of unsuspected There’s a beautiful lilting rhythm to the story’s developments as the centrality of each of the four principal characters keeps shifting, often showing unsuspected sides of them. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 This suggests that pigeons use a combination of the sun’s orientation and magnetic sensing to navigate—and the latter is a previously unsuspected mechanism for magnetic perception in animals. — ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026 Further investigation showed that the projector optics included a previously unsuspected UV filter incorporated into a block of glass that protects the rest of the system in case the projector’s bulb explodes. — Paul Wallich, IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2016 Michell and Bailey, together with their helpers and rivals, use diary entries, letters, and poetry written by Ash, LaMotte, and people connected with them, to unearth the previously unsuspected relationship between the poets. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unsuspected

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However, an unrecognized species of Asian pangolin (Manis aurita) has been hidden among the trees of Nepal and Northern India.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 July 2026
Further, growing fields like cardiovascular perfusionists, more and more involved in ICU care, field resuscitation, organ preservation, and other support roles, remain unrecognized.

— David S. Shapiro, STAT, 30 June 2026

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