Example Sentences

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However, many unknowns remain about the new product.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

When “The Traitors” executive producer Mike Cotton and his colleagues brought the first season of Peacock’s reality competition to American audiences, doing so with a cast of unknowns scheming for a six-figure prize seemed risky.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Panko told the advisers to instead look at this as “directionality” to be considered: Solve first for the known factors and don’t try to get specific with the future unknowns.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

In the end, Mr. Scorsese opted for the relative unknowns Ray Liotta and Lorraine Bracco.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

So which is worse, those unknowns, or the freaky girl who just saved us?

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman