unfamiliar with (something)
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: not having any knowledge of something
I'm unfamiliar with that subject/language.
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However, scammers are also aware that many consumers are unfamiliar with the ever-changing landscape of tariffs, and will use it to their advantage, experts say.
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Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 13 July 2025
But the Secret Service’s drone operator was unfamiliar with the equipment needed to surveil the area.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Englander was unfamiliar with the show before receiving an audition for the second season for Martin, a pharmacologist at the wellness resort.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 10 July 2025
However, a majority of the commissioners are relatively new appointees unfamiliar with the issue and were unprepared to take a stance.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
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Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 13 July 2025
But the Secret Service’s drone operator was unfamiliar with the equipment needed to surveil the area.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Englander was unfamiliar with the show before receiving an audition for the second season for Martin, a pharmacologist at the wellness resort.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 10 July 2025
However, a majority of the commissioners are relatively new appointees unfamiliar with the issue and were unprepared to take a stance.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
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“Unfamiliar with (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfamiliar%20with%20%28something%29. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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