unknown to
idiom
: without being known about by (someone)
Unknown to me, my partner was organizing a surprise party for my birthday.
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Although unknown to some, audiences will also see several parallels between Freeman and Vivian in the Peacock series.
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Okla Jones, Essence, 26 Nov. 2025
Heritage Auctions Vice President Lon Allen said the comics were previously unknown to the family, the members of which did not want to be identified.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025
Federal court documents allege that, unknown to Becerra, who is running for governor of California, McCluskie stole $225,000 worth of Becerra’s dormant campaign funds for his personal use.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 22 Nov. 2025
In the race-against-the-clock seven-episode series, the French president (Personnaz) searches for a girl who is his illegitimate daughter, born of a secret affair unknown to his wife and confidante Nora (Kruger).
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
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Okla Jones, Essence, 26 Nov. 2025
Heritage Auctions Vice President Lon Allen said the comics were previously unknown to the family, the members of which did not want to be identified.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025
Federal court documents allege that, unknown to Becerra, who is running for governor of California, McCluskie stole $225,000 worth of Becerra’s dormant campaign funds for his personal use.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 22 Nov. 2025
In the race-against-the-clock seven-episode series, the French president (Personnaz) searches for a girl who is his illegitimate daughter, born of a secret affair unknown to his wife and confidante Nora (Kruger).
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Unknown to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unknown%20to. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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