sight unseen
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Most house hunters wouldn’t dare buy a home sight unseen, but at auctions bidders are rarely given a peek inside beforehand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
“In cases where people buy properties sight unseen, it would be a stronger case that they made that contract under misleading pretenses and for it to be null and void,” Leben said.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2025
Decades since Luna Luna was packed away, Goldberg rallied a team of investors to buy what might be left of the exhibition from the foundation - sight unseen.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2024
Netflix's hit reality dating show is based on the premise that its participants can build lasting relationships and marriages by getting to know another person "sight unseen" – just by talking to them.
From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2024
He would accept all comers sight unseen, but in the interim between the deal and the race, he would spy on the training of the local horses.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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