terra incognita

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The search for terra incognita can explain the explosion, in the 20th century, of science fiction and magical realism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

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

One reason people have depleted groundwater is that the subsurface has been terra incognita.

From Scientific American • Nov. 18, 2022

She gets banished to bras, which is terra incognita for us—huge banks of shelves bearing barely distinguishable bi-coned objects—for a three-hour stretch.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich