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unwitting

[uhn-wit-ing] / ʌnˈwɪt ɪŋ /


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Another witness at the same hearing said she was denied Medicare coverage for a pickleball injury because she was an unwitting victim of stolen identity and had been enrolled in hospice coverage by scammers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Lowery has little interest in pitying Mother Mary or making her the unwitting victim of the pop star industrial complex.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Oddly, that cigar turned out to be an unwitting premonition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Once there, she became an unwitting participant in covert CIA experiments known as MK-Ultra.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

It turned out I’d played an unwitting role in this decision.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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