unbeknownst
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Meanwhile—“Ragtime” is a show of many meanwhiles—the increasingly successful Coalhouse, unbeknownst to him the father of the child, goes in search of Sarah, and eventually finds her and begins a dedicated courtship.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
But unbeknownst to the miners, Murderbot has been able to hack its governor module, its system, so it's gained autonomy, free will.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2025
Grier: I did an episode of a sitcom in which it was assumed, unbeknownst to me, that I was very proficient playing an upright bass.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2025
“It’s unbeknownst to us why Mary J. Blige and her camp completely cut off Miss Hylton,” he told LoRosa, who played the conversation Wednesday on the Breakfast Club.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025
But unbeknownst to just about everybody, another remarkably powerful ripple effect—this one moving in the opposite direction—had just come into play.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
Vocabulary lists containing unbeknownst
Americanized
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