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unfamiliar

[uhn-fuh-mil-yer] / ˌʌn fəˈmɪl yər /




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When that happens, the pretrained network may interpret unfamiliar information through the lens of what it already knows, making it harder to recognize genuinely new effects.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Avoid using a resell or alternative ticketing site that you’re unfamiliar with as it could be a scam.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

X Square engineer Hu said he sends his robots to work in a "completely unfamiliar environment".

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The 24-year-old was unable to challenge in the unfamiliar distance, finishing in 51.14 seconds, while compatriot Amber Anning finished in fifth in 50.19.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Lena’s hut was gone, replaced by an unfamiliar road with trees on all sides; half the trees had decided to put on their fall colors, but the other half stubbornly clung to summer green.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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