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terra incognita

[ter-uh in-kog-ni-tuh, in-kog-nee-, ter-rah in-kawg-ni-tah] / ˈtɛr ə ɪnˈkɒg nɪ tə, ˌɪn kɒgˈni-, ˈtɛr rɑ ɪnˈkɔg nɪ tɑ /


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That topic already is broad enough, but once the Fed starts down that road, it quickly will find itself in intellectual terra incognita.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

This is really quite intriguing as we do not know much about these parts of the genome; our work shows there is benefit in exploring further this genetic terra incognita.'

From Science Daily Mar. 27, 2024

Let them believe that the Puget Sound region is terra incognita and perhaps they won’t come out here.

From Seattle Times Jan. 5, 2024

For many years, the human Y chromosome was terra incognita.

From Scientific American Sep. 27, 2023

If the University of Chicago was terra incognita for Jesse, it was also unsettling for me, not a world I was at ease in.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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