unfamiliar with (something)
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: not having any knowledge of something
I'm unfamiliar with that subject/language.
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The videos have become a massive niche on the app, amassing sometimes upwards of 17 million views on a single post and prompting fascination from those unfamiliar with BYU or Mormon culture.
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Charles Trepany, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Spencer Platt/Getty Images Twenty-five percent of respondents were unfamiliar with Ciattarelli, while 30 percent were unfamiliar with Sherrill.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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—Jc Serrano, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Anyone unfamiliar with the basic combat rhythm of blocking, dodging, and expended precious stamina for an attack will die repeatedly even from basic groups of foes.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
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Charles Trepany, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Spencer Platt/Getty Images Twenty-five percent of respondents were unfamiliar with Ciattarelli, while 30 percent were unfamiliar with Sherrill.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Include appropriate disclaimers, identify attorney advertising where applicable, and never outsource SEO to anyone unfamiliar with legal advertising ethics.
—Jc Serrano, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Anyone unfamiliar with the basic combat rhythm of blocking, dodging, and expended precious stamina for an attack will die repeatedly even from basic groups of foes.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
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“Unfamiliar with (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfamiliar%20with%20%28something%29. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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