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Recent Examples of unprecedented
Micron Technology Micron Technology (MU) stock is having a solid run this year, thanks to unprecedented demand for memory fueled by the ongoing AI boom and elevated pricing stemming from supply challenges.
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Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 31 May 2026
While the mission was designed with dark energy, dark matter, and exoplanets in mind, Roman’s unprecedented observational capability will offer practically limitless opportunities for astronomers to explore all kinds of cosmic topics.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2026
Patients treated with daraxonrasib lived nearly twice as long as patients offered standard chemotherapy — an outcome unprecedented in the pancreatic cancer field.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 30 May 2026
The economics are so unprecedented that Anthropic — which raised another $65 billion at a $965 valuation — seems to be teetering on the brink of either growing too fast, or too slowly.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 May 2026
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Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 31 May 2026
While the mission was designed with dark energy, dark matter, and exoplanets in mind, Roman’s unprecedented observational capability will offer practically limitless opportunities for astronomers to explore all kinds of cosmic topics.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2026
Patients treated with daraxonrasib lived nearly twice as long as patients offered standard chemotherapy — an outcome unprecedented in the pancreatic cancer field.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 30 May 2026
The economics are so unprecedented that Anthropic — which raised another $65 billion at a $965 valuation — seems to be teetering on the brink of either growing too fast, or too slowly.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprecedented
Adjective
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This works because novel experiences require a degree of coordination, communication and problem-solving — factors that influence how reliable partners will seem in future unfamiliar situations.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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There will be multiple tranches of insider stock peeling off as part of the novel way the deal is structured.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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That stands in contrast to the Nasdaq, which has already moved to fast-track SpaceX's inclusion in the Nasdaq 100 index, leading to concerns that new retail investors could become the cash cow of exit liquidity for legacy SpaceX shareholders.—
Katie Foley,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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With Fairfield High’s graduation set to be held Friday, community members started a petition calling for it to be moved to a new location.—
Seamus Bozeman
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
Adjective
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The author could herself be considered predatorial, having written her own children in as the books’ protagonists, saddling them with a strange kind of fame.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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This strange occurrence echoes what happened at the top of the dot-com bubble 26 years ago.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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This works because novel experiences require a degree of coordination, communication and problem-solving — factors that influence how reliable partners will seem in future unfamiliar situations.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The California Democrat was so unfamiliar to the incoming president that Biden badly mispronounced his name at an introductory news conference.—
Dan Diamond,
Washington Post,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Dennis’s new poems are still conversational, philosophical, sometimes preachy, and cranky, and there is a fresh kind of transcendence here, one that has almost forgotten about disappointment.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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And existing stores in the state should see fresher food compared to the previous system that brought food in from Denton, Texas, and Cedar Falls, Iowa.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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This spring, at the end of our 58th season, 60 Minutes grew rapidly with an unheard-of 9% jump in viewers on CBS.—
Joanna Ossinger,Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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This effort ultimately translated to a virtually unheard-of customer acquisition cost of less than one-half of one cent per new user.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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It's been 13 years since that sequel, which shed nearly every major player from the original franchise's cast and crew and added fresh blood like Ashley Tisdale and Lindsay Lohan.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
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There are other interesting twists to the original story that highlight different parts of the themes of crime, punishment, family and responsibility.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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“Unprecedented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprecedented. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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