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It’s wonderful to behold their many primitive-looking screens, buttons, dials and keyboards, and know that these same tools were responsible for the safety of the astronauts as they blasted into the unknown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The big unknown is once again the dollar, which continues to rebound, says Trade Nation’s David Morrison.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The discovery also highlights how much remains unknown about fungal diversity in China's subtropical forests.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
His motive remains unknown and authorities will not speculate while the investigation is ongoing.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
The science of volcanoes was unknown back then.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
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There are any number of unknowns, but one thing is clear: A majority of the justices ruled that mifepristone access should remain unchanged during litigation in the case.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
It would expose us to a thousand unknowns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Recent warnings about the potential dangers of AI show that there are significant unknowns with such a rapid growth of a new industry.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
He recalls thinking about the unknowns of that day — how widespread were the attacks?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Dangerous as they could be to me, somehow, they did not seem as threatening as the dark shadowy woods with its strange sounds, its unknowns.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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