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unconsciously

[uhn-kon-shuhs-lee] / ʌnˈkɒn ʃəs li /


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Van der Kolk says depression can arise when people unconsciously numb emotional pain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

He worried that knowing the expected value might unconsciously influence his analysis.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Some films cast the King of the Monsters as a protector unconsciously joining humanity – and occasionally, King Kong – to fend off some mammoth existential evil.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Yet even as I’m watching the Skycam view, I can sense what’s happening inside my brain: I’m unconsciously converting what I see into the classic sideline sight line, even though that’s an inferior shot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

He will have, probably unconsciously, to oppose the ethos of the hearth, the intense gregariousness of the working-class family group.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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