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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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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
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
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
But the scale of the production design challenge was in building spaces that would appear seamless but allow the crew to always track Norman and adjust the frame in order to spotlight the show’s unknowing hero — over almost 300,000 square feet.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
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
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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 5 Apr. 2026.
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