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unwitting

[uhn-wit-ing] / ʌnˈwɪt ɪŋ /


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But as the program makes clear, millions are scammed each year by an ad hoc industry devoted to separating unwitting internet users from their money.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Marines implanted an unwitting woman with a genetically modified embryo in order to produce one of its new class of supersoldiers.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

“Starship Troopers” was the Dutch director’s joke about how quickly the U.S. could slide into unwitting fascism, using author Robert Heinlein’s unironic authoritarian bent as the set-up to his punchline.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

“The complaint alleges that Amazon’s scheme has likely extracted tens of billions of dollars from its unwitting advertising customers,” the FTC said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

I had been the entitled half, the society-approved, legitimate half, the unwitting embodi­ment of Baba’s guilt.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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