unprecedented

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Last month, Security Minister Dan Jarvis said: "The volume, breadth and tempo of threats against elected representatives is unprecedented."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“His talent and knowledge will be important additions to our ballclub, and we are happy to offer him this opportunity to showcase his talents to MLB clubs while giving fans unprecedented access to Ducks baseball.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

It also decided to release an unprecedented 400 million barrels from emergency reserves.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

“While this specific measure is unprecedented and therefore somewhat unexpected, the broader policy direction is not entirely surprising,” Bernstein Research analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The stylistic parting of ways that started to become evident in the early twentieth century, though, was on an unprecedented scale.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall