uncos

plural noun

chiefly Scottish
as in news
a report of recent events or facts not previously known uncos of recent sightings of the Loch Ness Monster always seem to increase with the start of the tourist season

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  • Officers with the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department were called to the 1700 block of South 16th Street on reports of a shooting, according to a news release from Nancy Chartrand, a spokesperson for the department.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
  • The latest news in the Erving case evoked fresh memories of another 18-year-old Black man, Nolan Wells, who died while on a Fourth of July trip to Horn Island off the coast of Mississippi.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
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