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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

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

She also commissioned original scores from American composers, choosing to use contemporary music from her own country—an unheard-of thing to do when she began, Ross says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 25, 2026

Maybe that was why they’d adopted the unheard-of measure of ‘owning’ prey.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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