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unknown

[uhn-nohn] / ʌnˈnoʊn /


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Initial results a few hours after the April 10 vote showed he had taken 97.81 percent, against just one largely unknown opponent.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Officers were dispatched about 2:42 p.m. to the 200 block of West Broadway on an unknown trouble call.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

A container ship was also hit by "an unknown projectile" off the north-eastern coast of Oman, damaging some containers, according to the UKMTO.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

"These counter-intuitive findings raise important questions about an unknown environmental risk factor for lung cancer related to otherwise beneficial food that needs to be addressed."

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

If I disable the tracker and find a place to hide my heat signature, they might assume I just fell victim to some unknown new planet danger.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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