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unprecedented

[uhn-pres-i-den-tid] / ʌnˈprɛs ɪˌdɛn tɪd /


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Five women and three men are in the running to succeed Antonio Guterres as leader of the United Nations, which faces unprecedented global instability, wars and its own crushing budget crisis.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

"GTA 6 will be an unprecedented moment in pop culture history," he says.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

"We know where elephant corridors and habitats are -- and they are being destroyed and fragmented at an unprecedented pace," Bindra said.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

The couple wed in 2018 and stepped away from their senior-royal duties in 2020 to head west in an unprecedented move.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

They merely needed to stop rising at the unprecedented rates they had the previous few years for vast numbers of Americans to default on their home loans.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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