Recent Examples on the WebSince its raucous entrance into the space industry more than two decades ago, SpaceX has evolved from a scrappy start-up perpetually near death to a dominant behemoth that has continued to upend the market for space launches by achieving one unheard-of milestone after another.—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024 Electoral inscriptions in the bakery hint that buying votes was not unheard-of.—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024 Not surprisingly, pricing has skyrocketed to levels unprecedented for this area long overlooked by developers, reaching a hitherto unheard-of $2,200 per square foot.—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 Such a diagnosis is not unheard-of, some cancer experts not involved in the king’s care say.—Mark Landler, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024 The Commerce panel greenlit the bill led by Gallagher and Krishnamoorthi 50-0 last week, advancing it just two days after its introduction, an unheard-of pace for legislation targeting tech companies.—Mariana Alfaro, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024 In an almost unheard-of feat of perseverance, the same artist, Don Dudley, 93, has been working out of this loft since 1971.—M.h. Miller Miranda Barnes, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024 The result is more voluminous lashes that are long-wearing and dramatic—at an unheard-of $5 price point.—Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2024 His direct criticism of the military was unheard-of in Pakistan.—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
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