unfamiliar

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Applying for jobs in an unfamiliar city where they may not have friends or family may be daunting for many new grads.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

In recent years, a number of gray whales have been spotted feeding in unfamiliar areas, including the heavily trafficked waters of San Francisco Bay.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

The prosecutor and the trial judge were not unfamiliar names.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

And even though the women won a championship in 1978, under the women’s-only AIAW, it soon fell into decades of unfamiliar Bruins mediocrity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

For songs that you do know the chords to, try playing them in an unfamiliar key, or see if you can change or add chords to make a new harmony that still fits the melody.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones