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unaccustomed

[uhn-uh-kuhs-tuhmd] / ˌʌn əˈkʌs təmd /




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Social media is full of the kinds of existential dread you’d expect from those unaccustomed to such adversity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

NWS meteorologist Allison Santorelli told AFP the agency was seeing widespread reports of significant ice accumulation, including in places unaccustomed to severe winter weather.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Daidai posted that drivers coming into the area should be careful on the roads, especially those from the city unaccustomed to conditions in the countryside.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

For Sarah, a 34-year-old marketer in Michigan, the summer of 2022 was a season flush with unaccustomed success.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

The nurse had tied them into a double knot, the way one does for children, and Shadrack, long unaccustomed to the manipulation of intricate things, could not get diem loose.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison




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