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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However, modern salmon face a hurdle that was unknown to their ancient ancestors: pharmaceutical pollution that changes their migration behavior.
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
The discovery was unknown to the world until the Vienna Museum announced it on Apr. 2.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
These Second City performers may be names unknown to you – right now.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Arrival of The Manimal: Future Nuggets standout Kenneth Faried made his debut at the Pepsi Center in 2011 and went from a relative unknown to unreal.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
The discovery was unknown to the world until the Vienna Museum announced it on Apr. 2.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
These Second City performers may be names unknown to you – right now.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Arrival of The Manimal: Future Nuggets standout Kenneth Faried made his debut at the Pepsi Center in 2011 and went from a relative unknown to unreal.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Unknown to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unknown%20to. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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