- past participle of know.
known
Example Sentences
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Wildberries, known as Russia's version of Amazon, has been repeatedly targeted since July.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The spread between the cost of producing a barrel of gasoline and the cost of the crude oil needed to produce it — known among traders as the “crack spread” — has widened sharply.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
Those comparisons helped demonstrate that the La Brea fossils belonged to a distinct species of spadefoot toad rather than to an unusual individual of a known species.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Just this month, tularemia, also known as rabbit fever and caused by a bacterium in ticks and deer flies, was detected in people living on Long Island.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
I should’ve known better, but I had just wanted .
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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