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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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Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
One of the strongest scenes in this episode is Maeve teaching the unknowing captive Sam how to swim.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2025
One of the strongest scenes in this episode is Maeve teaching the unknowing captive Sam how to swim.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The detective, once the exemplar of reason, drifts here into a fog of unknowing.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
One of the strongest scenes in this episode is Maeve teaching the unknowing captive Sam how to swim.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
Scientific work that has been discarded or forgotten can return—sometimes through unknowing repetition, at other times through deliberate recovery.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2025
One of the strongest scenes in this episode is Maeve teaching the unknowing captive Sam how to swim.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Unknowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unknowing. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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