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unheard-of

[uhn-hurd-uhv, -ov, -uhv] / ʌnˈhɜrdˌʌv, -ˌɒv, -əv /


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"That's an unheard-of pace of innovation in developing complex structural alloys."

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

“Imagine that the tools of chemistry could be used to create entirely new materials with unheard-of properties,” Heiner Linke, chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

His thesis at the Navy Academy was in the unheard-of topic of liquid-fuel engines.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025

And it has highlighted the challenges of preparing for unheard-of weather events, like a hurricane in the mountains.

From Slate • Nov. 2, 2024

He sometimes took the train to Manhattan with a different set of friends to shop for music and clothes—an unheard-of level of sophistication in our world.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove