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unsuspected

adjective

Definition of unsuspected

as in unrecognized

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Recent Examples of unsuspected An enormous but unsuspected hive After some hours the authorities were able to work out what had happened. — Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 16 May 2025 There’s a beautiful lilting rhythm to the story’s developments as the centrality of each of the four principal characters keeps shifting, often showing unsuspected sides of them. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 This suggests that pigeons use a combination of the sun’s orientation and magnetic sensing to navigate—and the latter is a previously unsuspected mechanism for magnetic perception in animals. — ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026 Further investigation showed that the projector optics included a previously unsuspected UV filter incorporated into a block of glass that protects the rest of the system in case the projector’s bulb explodes. — Paul Wallich, IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2016 Michell and Bailey, together with their helpers and rivals, use diary entries, letters, and poetry written by Ash, LaMotte, and people connected with them, to unearth the previously unsuspected relationship between the poets. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Mar. 2026

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What often goes unrecognized is that disability does not diminish intelligence, ambition or capability.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Expecting Women To Perform Emotional Labor Women are often expected to organize celebrations, mentor new employees, mediate conflicts, and provide emotional support—all tasks that benefit organizations but often go unrecognized in promotion decisions.

— Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

Definition of unrecognized

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The Forest Service reports the herd’s origins are unknown, noting it may be linked to mustang drives between Owens Valley and Nevada.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
The international team, led by researchers at Aalto University, combined machine learning with quantum physics calculations to identify two previously unknown superconductors, YRu3B2 and LuRu3B2.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026

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