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unfamiliar

[uhn-fuh-mil-yer] / ˌʌn fəˈmɪl yər /




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To someone unfamiliar with the condition, all could be mistaken for intoxication, defiance or guilt.

From Los Angeles Times

Snow and ice obscure features normally used to navigate through an unfamiliar landscape.

From The Wall Street Journal

The ruling thrusts the global trade economy into new and unfamiliar terrain.

From The Wall Street Journal

But late in the third period, with a gold medal on the line, they found themselves in a wholly unfamiliar position: behind on the scoreboard.

From The Wall Street Journal

So when Ilya offers him a tuna melt in episode four — something warm, messy, unfamiliar — and Shane accepts without hesitation, it’s not small.

From Salon