uninitiated
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Combining romance and sport may seem unusual to the uninitiated - but to some readers in the room, it made perfect sense.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026
For the uninitiated, a no-spend challenge is just what it sounds like: a set period — usually a week or a pay cycle — when you put discretionary spending on hold.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026
Seb Daly/Sportsfile: For the uninitiated, this is hurling - an Irish sport that is incredibly fast, very skilful and, as this image shows, highly physical.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 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
On the other hand he had the advantage of the prominently wounded and of any veteran whose war years are forever a mystery to the uninitiated.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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