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unfamiliar

[uhn-fuh-mil-yer] / ˌʌn fəˈmɪl jər /




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This is a restaurant situated next to both a Greek sculpture-themed mini golf course and a feral cat colony, so it isn’t exactly unfamiliar with a little chaos.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

Robin is enduring a nightmare version of a party at which every unfamiliar face huffily claims they’ve met you before.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Setup: The toys adapt to a new home, Bonnie’s bedroom, where Woody gets relegated to the unfamiliar role of benchwarmer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

X Square engineer Hu said he sends his robots to work in a "completely unfamiliar environment".

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Slowly, at first, pivoting on the balls of his feet, his felt shoes made a metallic clack on the stone floor—an unfamiliar sound to me.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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