unaccustomed
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Players who are acclimatised and know how to cope with it can gain an advantage over those unaccustomed, helping Mexico maintain such a strong record over opponents.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The rally has also exposed structural vulnerabilities in a Korean stock market unaccustomed to wild swings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Tennessee, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana -- southern states unaccustomed to intense winter weather and the bone-chilling cold that's forecast to continue for much of the next week -- were especially impacted.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
In among Liverpool's strife, Szoboszlai has been one of the better performers - but yet again he was pushed into an unaccustomed right-back role against Forest.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
Chinese dresses at that time were dartless, cut as if women did not have breasts; these young doctors, unaccustomed to decorations, may have seen their chests as black expanses with no reference points for flowers.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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