unheard

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While it is not unheard of, it is rare for a Fed chair to remain on as a member of the board after their term as chief expires.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

These two movies’ lifecycles overlapping is a rare coincidence, but not entirely unheard of.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

"They were comprehensive and dominant in pretty much every area of the game. Fifty points against France is unheard of – they were brutal."

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Without her devotion and interpretive intuition, the voice inside the immobilized body would have gone unheard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The fact that Lazar Sidelsky, one of the firm’s partners, would take on a young African as an articled clerk — something almost unheard of in those days — was evidence of that liberalism.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela