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Recent Examples of unrecognized Fortunately, the New York Fed president was Benjamin Strong, an unrecognized great American. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025 Ukraine could, for example, withdraw its troops from particular areas without making any formal territorial concessions, creating an unrecognized but indefinite line of separation, like the one that followed the Korean armistice, in 1953, or the division of Berlin, during the Cold War. Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025 In an unrecognized country amidst the chaos of war, a cow gives birth to a calf. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025 Additionally, among employees recognized monthly, 82% feel enthusiastic about their jobs compared to a significantly lower percentage among unrecognized workers. Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unrecognized
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Adjective
  • In a day of turmoil for the nation off southern Africa’s coast, the 51-year-old leader, whose whereabouts are unknown, earlier sought to dissolve the lower house by decree.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Per The New York Post, the spacious 21,000-square-foot Olympia Fields estate was sold to an unknown buyer, but the history behind the home may have had much to do with its purchase.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • And yet, as the 2008 financial crisis showed, trouble on Main Street can start in obscure corners of Wall Street.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Sasagawa searched YouTube for old and obscure emo bands, and came across a 2012 upload of Everyone Asked About You’s vinyl album.
    David Hill, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Unrecognized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrecognized. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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