uncharted waters
plural noun
: new and unknown areas
The company is moving into uncharted waters with its Internet marketing campaign.
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The Milan Games will mark his sixth Olympics stint, so Tirico’s not exactly heading out into uncharted waters, but next Sunday’s assignment cements the 59-year-old’s status as a committed—portmanteau incoming—workaholic.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Warnings of violence Israeli recognition of Somaliland has pushed the region into uncharted waters, said Mahad Wasuge, director of Public Agenda, a Somali think tank.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Other challenges include hurricane threats—like riding out Hurricane Beryl in Guadeloupe—navigating uncharted waters, and encounters with armed officials.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
By that standard, the stock market today is in uncharted waters as equity values are now expanding far faster than the growth of the broader U.S. economy.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Warnings of violence Israeli recognition of Somaliland has pushed the region into uncharted waters, said Mahad Wasuge, director of Public Agenda, a Somali think tank.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Other challenges include hurricane threats—like riding out Hurricane Beryl in Guadeloupe—navigating uncharted waters, and encounters with armed officials.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
By that standard, the stock market today is in uncharted waters as equity values are now expanding far faster than the growth of the broader U.S. economy.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
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