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unfamiliar

[uhn-fuh-mil-yer] / ˌʌn fəˈmɪl yər /




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These tests examine behaviors such as willingness to explore open spaces and interest in unfamiliar mice.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

But Mr. Mintzker’s analysis also reveals that the fable’s relationship and meaning to Jews and Judaism have evolved in unfamiliar and unexpected ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Over the course of five centuries, this Jewish fable’s relationship to Jews and Judaism has evolved in unfamiliar and unexpected ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

He added that, stuck in an unfamiliar country, thousands of miles from home, where the main languages are French and Lingala and few people speak English or Spanish, there is just "nothing to do".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

It’s not my father, but the voice’s familiarity makes me feel at home in an unfamiliar place.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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