unbeknownst
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A brash and confident young earthbending prodigy, Toph moonlights as a champion fighter called the Blind Bandit, unbeknownst to her overprotective upper-class parents who think their little girl is helpless.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
The one that Eddy, unbeknownst to her, is infiltrating.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
But unbeknownst to him, Finlay could have been caught up in an earlier attack if the plot had not been foiled by an undercover police operative.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
But unbeknownst to Northwestern, USC third-string quarterback Sam Huard lined up as the punter, wearing the same uniform number as Sam Johnson, the Trojans’ usual starting punter.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025
For another, Kate, unbeknownst to anyone, had swiped a pamphlet from Mr. Curtain’s press room, not to mention Mr. Curtain’s journal, which she’d nabbed on her way out of the Whispering Gallery.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
Vocabulary lists containing unbeknownst
Americanized
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