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In an effort to avoid being sacked, Orlovsky ran out the back of his team’s “end zone”—which, for those not versed in football, is against the rules and results in an immediate penalty.

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2023

In fact, the clouds-to-rain equation has become well-known to many of us, even if we were not versed in the more arcane and abstruse aspects of weather forecasting.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2022

She followed the advice and explained in a letter what had happened - they were inexperienced, they were not versed in the Games protocol, it had taken everything to get Aruba to Rio.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2021

“Pokemon Go” is a surprise hit for many of us not versed in this massive Japanese gaming, cartoon, toy and comic book franchise.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 18, 2016

She has made that her aim, and although not an Ude or Kitchener, she does profess to have sufficient knowledge of the occult science, if properly imparted, to enlighten those not versed in culinary lore.

From The New England Cook Book, or Young Housekeeper's Guide Being a Collection of the Most Valuable Receipts; Embracing all the Various Branches of Cookery, and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner by Anonymous