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Recent Examples of unwittingly
Wyck, of course, is right about the island being awakened, and Tom has unwittingly invited in dozens of potential victims.
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Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
On the evening of Wednesday, June 10, Margaret McWeeney is believed to have gotten out of her vehicle and unwittingly left the transmission in reverse in the parking lot of Madison Ridge Apartments in Indian Lake, Lancaster County Coroner Karla Deese said in a statement shared with PEOPLE.
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Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
The regulation of our environment; the presence of chemicals both intentionally and unwittingly in our food, water, air, and land; the ecological fate of all living creatures, and of the earth itself—all these dilemmas and conundrums find urgent expression in Carson’s work.
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Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
All those visitors, however, can and often do unwittingly harm the very things that make that experience so special.
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Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
In recent years, Ben Gibbard, one of indie rock’s prevailing figureheads, has unwittingly endured all three.
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Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
6 June 2026
After a day of learning about blackmail wire and unwittingly dodging Dennis the menace, Paula heads to soccer practice and faces yet another obstacle.
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Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
Many of them can be traced at least as far back as the opening of their new stadium, which has unwittingly become an emblem of what seem like muddled objectives.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
The authors add that the figure may be an undercount, since some students do not realize their own use breaks a rule, but this undercount is only those who committed the crime unwittingly.
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John Drake,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
On the evening of Wednesday, June 10, Margaret McWeeney is believed to have gotten out of her vehicle and unwittingly left the transmission in reverse in the parking lot of Madison Ridge Apartments in Indian Lake, Lancaster County Coroner Karla Deese said in a statement shared with PEOPLE.
—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
The regulation of our environment; the presence of chemicals both intentionally and unwittingly in our food, water, air, and land; the ecological fate of all living creatures, and of the earth itself—all these dilemmas and conundrums find urgent expression in Carson’s work.
—
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
All those visitors, however, can and often do unwittingly harm the very things that make that experience so special.
—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
In recent years, Ben Gibbard, one of indie rock’s prevailing figureheads, has unwittingly endured all three.
—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
6 June 2026
After a day of learning about blackmail wire and unwittingly dodging Dennis the menace, Paula heads to soccer practice and faces yet another obstacle.
—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
Many of them can be traced at least as far back as the opening of their new stadium, which has unwittingly become an emblem of what seem like muddled objectives.
—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
The authors add that the figure may be an undercount, since some students do not realize their own use breaks a rule, but this undercount is only those who committed the crime unwittingly.
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John Drake,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwittingly
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His reckless steering inadvertently caused a fire which got out of hand quickly.
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Rumors spread through informal networks, sometimes inadvertently from slaveholders themselves, says Holzer, who directs the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York.
Adverb
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Red is immediately abducted, cut open in an ambulance, and injected with pain-magnifying drugs by his torturers, while Liz accidentally murders the mysterious man surveilling her next door.
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On Thursday, an email accidentally provided (more) false hope for a GTA VI disc.
Adverb
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Another early closer – this specialty production, in which a rotating cast of celebrities read the (supposedly) unintentionally funny memoirs of other celebrities, was planned for a summer-long run, but audience lack of interest and critics’ lack of luster reviews put the kibosh on that.
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Immigration attorneys warn that errors in those documents can be legally significant and that individuals who sign forms without fully understanding their implications could unintentionally waive important rights or limit their ability to challenge deportation.
Adverb
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On an organizational level, teams unconsciously mimic the habits, behavioral patterns, and standards established by their leaders.
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When ear met in 2024 at transfer student orientation at Bard, both were emerging from their own antisocial caves, unconsciously looking for their other half.
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Dean Fleischer Camp directed the film, which was originally meant to stream on Disney+, but fortuitously, things changed and, in 2024, the film was given a theatrical release.
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Some folks in the band’s organization initially wanted to partner with a big beer company, but fortuitously, somebody countered idea with Dogfish Head.
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If used carelessly, the result can end up containing less information than live action while also feeling less fluid and appealing than conventional animation.
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Too many organizations still handle these carelessly, with credentials baked into code, privileges that are far too broad, secrets shared across systems, or tokens that live forever.
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