unfamiliarity
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Vance pleaded unfamiliarity, explaining that “sometimes information doesn’t filter up to me.”
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
Today, the median age of U.S. motorcycle owners hovers around 50, with younger people put off by high prices or unfamiliarity with the pastime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Newly minted expats get off the plane and immediately step into a whirlwind of unfamiliarity: Language.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 2026
That demand, he suggested, is less about specific cultural moments - such as space missions or science-fiction references - and more about a general appetite for unfamiliarity and escape.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Perhaps as a result of all this unfamiliarity, I yearned for some of the simple pleasures that I had known as a boy.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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