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Recent Examples of unprecedented
This year, Seven Counties Services has seen an unprecedented number of people seeking support, highlighting the critical need for community generosity.
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Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
Due to the unprecedented surge, trading in Bakkt was temporarily halted.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024
After Trump won the 2016 election, the Canadian immigration website crashed because of the unprecedented high numbers of traffic.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
The presidential contest followed an unprecedented trajectory.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
Due to the unprecedented surge, trading in Bakkt was temporarily halted.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024
After Trump won the 2016 election, the Canadian immigration website crashed because of the unprecedented high numbers of traffic.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
The presidential contest followed an unprecedented trajectory.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprecedented
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February 6 - Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the teenager who killed four students at an Oxford, Michigan, high school in 2021, is found guilty of all four counts of involuntary manslaughter in a novel legal case that stood as a test of the limits of who’s responsible for a school shooting.CNN, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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The potential of quantum computing to address practical issues increases with the emergence of novel quantum dynamics such as quantum advantage and error correction.Rohan Pinto, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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American innovation today, such as the Pentagon’s Replicator program to rapidly field new high-tech weapons, is equally impressive—and equally insufficient.Michael Green, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
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The triumphs and troubles of the new era all seem to stem from the fact that after years of clawing away at a new path, Shinoda feels like he’s found his counterpart again.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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One day, a student noticed something strange: One of the rats in the group trained to expect positive experiences had its tail straight up with a crook at the end, resembling the handle of an old-fashioned umbrella.Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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The result was a strange hodgepodge of a TV series — novel and interesting in hindsight, but maybe not distinct enough to inspire a spot on the DVR at the time.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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For those unfamiliar with the lore, Sam the chimp rose to regional fame in the late 1970s when he was abandoned in Boone County, Kentucky, by a bankrupt carnival and then used as tailgate entertainment in the Cincinnati area, the bar's website states.Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2024
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This was important, explains Takagi, because cats have a strong fear of novelty and unfamiliar people and places.Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
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Daniels has already been a breath of fresh air for the franchise.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Made from fresh fruit in season but often released the next year, many local producers have excellent examples of these products.Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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By using the concepts of quantum mechanics to execute operations at previously unheard-of speeds and efficiency, quantum computing is revolutionizing industries and changing the technological landscape.Rohan Pinto, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Before the pandemic, Europeans working for U.S. companies weren’t unheard-of, but holding U.S.-based roles with American-level salaries was a rarity.Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 28 Oct. 2024
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The musical was written by Linus Karp and Joseph Martin, and features original music by Leland and vocals by Daren Criss and Cat Cohen.Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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The original data was derived from the Brownie`s Marine Group Inc quarterly 10-Q report dated November 20, 2024.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Unprecedented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprecedented. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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