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unwitting

[uhn-wit-ing] / ʌnˈwɪt ɪŋ /


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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

A long shot of a ship in harbor, and the unwitting glee with which the inhabitants of 1520s Cebu run to the beach to welcome the sailors, needs no words.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Experts warn this kind of data will be extremely valuable to fraudsters who are now racing to trick unwitting customers.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Prime Video’s award-winning series returns with a new unwitting hero, who is hired as a temp at a hot sauce company — gentle, funny pranks ensue.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

From Red Caps they moved on to kappas, creepy water-dwellers that looked like scaly monkeys, with webbed hands itching to strangle unwitting waders in their ponds.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling




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