unprecedented

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But Anthropic’s Claude Mythos model shows that these rapid advancements could have unprecedented consequences if the technology falls into the wrong hands.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

“The transaction is unprecedented in scale, resulting in the largest local broadcast television group in U.S. history.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

It’s unprecedented, Sinnar explained, because the state-level designation, while distinct, goes beyond the federal law governing the designation of terrorist organizations, which have been restrained by the First Amendment.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Take Bill Miller, whose Legg Mason Value Trust beat the S&P 500 for an unprecedented 15 years in a row from 1991 through 2005.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The tragedy of the war, on so many levels, and the apparent unravelling of the certainties of the previous century, elicited an unprecedented collective response from British composers.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall