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Adjective
those unknowing people who think that the world is a kindly place are in for a rude awakening
the poor woman has been the unknowing target of some pretty vicious gossip
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Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
From around January to June 2022, the couple tricked unknowing subordinates into adding fake vendors to the company's system, officials said.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
The detective, once the exemplar of reason, drifts here into a fog of unknowing.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
In fact, the project, whose premise depended on sustaining a false reality for one unknowing star, inherently risked self-destruction.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
From around January to June 2022, the couple tricked unknowing subordinates into adding fake vendors to the company's system, officials said.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
The suspects' attorneys claimed that level of certainty can be misleading—especially to an unknowing jury.
—Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
The detective, once the exemplar of reason, drifts here into a fog of unknowing.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Unknowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unknowing. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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