uninitiated
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To the uninitiated, Bangaranga seems cast in the mould of nonsensical Eurovision songs like Diggi-Lou, Digg-Lay - but the title actually means "uproar" in Jamaican patois.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
To the uninitiated, cross-country skiing looks like a graceful, rhythmic activity set against a hushed winter landscape.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
To the uninitiated, though, even amid steady laughter and a sneaking concern for this silly friendship to right itself, it may come off as much ado about who knows what.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
Combining romance and sport may seem unusual to the uninitiated - but to some readers in the room, it made perfect sense.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026
Then again the gold and red and purple, the gloat and glamor of the secret orders, each with its insinuations of power and glory undreamed of by the uninitiated.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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