unprecedented
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The National Election Commission apologised after 14 polling stations in Seoul ran out of ballot papers in an unprecedented mishap blamed on a failure to anticipate turnout.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
To account for the influx of riders, NJ Transit made some unprecedented, and wildly unpopular, decisions.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 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
A nearly unprecedented period of wealth creation—and wealth transfer—is in full swing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
But Hitler’s superior Aryan-race theories were shattered by a young African-American college student named Jesse Owens, who won an unprecedented four gold medals in track events.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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