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unknowing

[uhn-noh-ing] / ʌnˈnoʊ ɪŋ /


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That led her to co-found the Coalition Against Stalkerware, an international working group tackling the problem of software tools frequently used to spy on unknowing romantic partners.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

The scheme stretched from 1992 to 2003, and involved numerous unknowing clients including Murrin, Southern District of New York prosecutors said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

In fact, the project, whose premise depended on sustaining a false reality for one unknowing star, inherently risked self-destruction.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2026

"It was stressful as it relates to the unknowing" of what was going to happen, Hardwick said of the shutdown, adding that people were "annoyed and frustrated" by the impasse.

From Barron's Nov. 14, 2025

Tom Riddle hit the floor with a mundane finality, his body feeble and shrunken, the white hands empty, the snakelike face vacant and unknowing.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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