unprecedented
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To account for the influx of riders, NJ Transit made some unprecedented, and wildly unpopular, decisions.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
That same year, an unprecedented second-place tie in Northern California forced a recount that took almost two months to sort out.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
The energy ministry said the floods were caused by "the significant and unprecedented increase in water flows from the Turkish side".
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
“Their hijacking of the public square is made possible by the original sin that animates their AI products — a brazen theft of intellectual property that has occurred at an unprecedented scale,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
It was a hitherto unprecedented golden age of successive human population explosions.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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