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Recent Examples of unprecedented
Trump visits California, North Carolina:President embarks on first presidential trip for look at unprecedented damage
No tax on tips bills introduced
Implementing the idea would likely require an act of Congress.
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Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
The shakeup is unprecedented, according to some veteran employees.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 6 Feb. 2025
Is humanity really on the brink of either unprecedented flourishing or imminent doom, or is this just another iteration of an age-old tendency to view the present moment as uniquely dire?
—Rebecca Charbonneau, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2025
Dorit Reiss, a professor at UC Law San Francisco and expert in legal issues on vaccinations, said handing over that process to someone with Kennedy's track record would be unprecedented.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2025
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Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
The shakeup is unprecedented, according to some veteran employees.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 6 Feb. 2025
Is humanity really on the brink of either unprecedented flourishing or imminent doom, or is this just another iteration of an age-old tendency to view the present moment as uniquely dire?
—Rebecca Charbonneau, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2025
Dorit Reiss, a professor at UC Law San Francisco and expert in legal issues on vaccinations, said handing over that process to someone with Kennedy's track record would be unprecedented.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for unprecedented
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprecedented
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Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez will present a unique course that incorporates the stadium section, creating a novel 14-turn route.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Keefe, Bruyette & Woods says shares of MicroStrategy , which on Wednesday announced that its new name is Strategy , have big upside potential thanks to the company’s novel and ambitious bitcoin treasury strategy.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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Melissa Hobley, Tinder’s chief marketing officer, is always learning and experimenting — matchmaking new brands with the app through unexpected collaborations that bring something fresh into the world.—
Alexandra Pastore,
WWD,
5 Feb. 2025
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Hot Springs received $2.3 million to plan four new multi-use trails.—
Amir Mahmoud,
arkansasonline.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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Fujifilm first introduced this strange form factor in 2018, which was subsequently launched as the Full HD Z5000 the following year – along with the Z8000.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Feb. 2025
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Scientists have detected something strange in Earth’s magnetosphere, some 100,000 miles away from the ground.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Feb. 2025
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And of course, all this is unfamiliar territory for a man who spent most of his playing days fighting to win trophies, not to avoid relegation.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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To stay safe, always double-check links and be cautious about downloading files from unfamiliar sources.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Getty Images The rest of Gomez's Santa Barbara festival look was just as fresh and unfussy as her waves.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
11 Feb. 2025
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The only concern that may be raised would be if people constantly wait for the goods to go on sale and not buy them when the goods are fresh.—
Peiyu Lin,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Those numbers are unheard-of today, Ms. López said.—
César Rodríguez,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Its stars were on magazine covers (Rolling Stone included), and ratings stories in the Hollywood trades began taking the unusual step of noting how many people were recording episodes to watch or rewatch later — which was previously unheard-of behavior for all but the nerdiest of TV viewers.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2025
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The federal warning center had attempted six times to cancel the original incorrect broadcast message.—
Steve Koester,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Not involved in the new iteration is writer/director Joss Whedon, who created the original series and oversaw its seven-season run from 1997-2003.—
Rebecca Luther,
TVLine,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Unprecedented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprecedented. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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