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unheard-of

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


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On Wednesday, Five Below reported nearly 23% same-store sales growth, an unheard-of number for a retailer that is now 23 years old.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Perhaps one of Parling's greatest achievements, though, has been to bring largely unheard-of players to the fore.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

He was born in Oxford, England, in 1975, and became assistant to Simon Rattle at the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at the unheard-of age of 17.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

By comparing the C’4 level in bones and wooden implements to the normal level in living tissues, Libby reasoned, scientists should be able to determine the age of these objects with unheard-of precision.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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