uninitiated

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To the uninitiated, though, even amid steady laughter and a sneaking concern for this silly friendship to right itself, it may come off as much ado about who knows what.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

For the uninitiated: What a cane seems to do is take a load off, even though you carry it on only one side.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

To the uninitiated, signs of stars aligning are there in the crisp Glaswegian sky.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

It is true that basing a fiction on a lot of arcane knowledge runs the risk of leaving the uninitiated confused or simply unengaged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

In the southwest corner there were boxes and trunks with tarps pulled over them to protect them from uninitiated eyes.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko