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He notes the predicament the “Better Call Saul” writers sometimes faced in placing Jimmy/Saul and Kim, who knew each other so well, in dramatic situations that ordinarily would require more obliviousness or willing unawareness.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

It would be overly simplistic and unfair to say that the mixture of apathy or unawareness animating the public’s feelings about science is unfounded.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2025

In interviews and surveys, those voters indicated an unawareness about his administration’s accomplishments, something a word of mouth campaign on TikTok could alleviate.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024

Zaldívar wrote that “Those who criticize me … reveal a deep unawareness of what she means for millions of women and young people in Mexico and around the world.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 7, 2023

Suddenly, like the stampede in that world of happy unawareness, came the news of Gaston's return.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez