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Others think the unknown particles are lighter and faster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The strategists said it’s unclear that the U.S. administration will want to maintain a permanent Middle East naval escort service that’s been helping more oil get out — “a critical unknown at this juncture.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
The tanker was struck by an unknown projectile off the coast of Oman, the U.K.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Customers are urged to remain vigilant about suspicious emails, text messages or phone calls and avoid opening attachments from unknown contacts.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
She cried above the howling wind, “I just sent that wolf into some unknown realm!”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
When there are unknowns about how an industry will metabolize certain technological changes, they want to hire someone who bounces back from mistakes and takes setbacks in stride.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Phil Dudamel one came with considerable risk and unknowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
And what was left, once memories of the crisis faded, were the harms of the choices we made to cope with a whole host of unknowns: the learning losses, socialization issues, and shuttered businesses.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
Executives are negotiating these deals in a regularly changing environment with several unknowns, corporate advisers said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The dark was coming on hard now, and off to the west I could see the mountains rising in silhouette, all the mysteries and unknowns.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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