Unprecedented
adjective
Something that has never happened or existed before.
The global pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on economies across the world.
Often appears as...
- unprecedented times
- unprecedented level
adjective
Something that has never happened or existed before.
The global pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on economies across the world.
Often appears as...
- unprecedented times
- unprecedented level
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Not Typical
Use it for events or situations that are so unusual, they have no precedent.
The company's rapid growth was unprecedented in the tech industry.
Pro Tip 2/3Significant Change
It often highlights a significant change or a turning point in history or a process.
The court's decision was unprecedented and changed legal proceedings thereafter.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Context
Can imply a historic or memorable moment that will be recorded or remembered.
Her unprecedented win made her an icon in women's sports.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Typical
Use it for events or situations that are so unusual, they have no precedent.
The company's rapid growth was unprecedented in the tech industry.
Pro Tip 2/3Significant Change
It often highlights a significant change or a turning point in history or a process.
The court's decision was unprecedented and changed legal proceedings thereafter.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Context
Can imply a historic or memorable moment that will be recorded or remembered.
Her unprecedented win made her an icon in women's sports.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Typical
Use it for events or situations that are so unusual, they have no precedent.
The company's rapid growth was unprecedented in the tech industry.
Pro Tip 2/3Significant Change
It often highlights a significant change or a turning point in history or a process.
The court's decision was unprecedented and changed legal proceedings thereafter.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Context
Can imply a historic or memorable moment that will be recorded or remembered.
Her unprecedented win made her an icon in women's sports.
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Skinheads Recruiting...
since the internet can reach an unprecedented number of people in an instant these websites are where racist skinheads can influence alienated youth you search on you know adolf hitler research on nazism you get a lot of modern day nazi websites they start telling you you know you think this way but here's the truth
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The making of cosmic...
this radiation with unprecedented accuracy soon we'll be measuring the polarization as well as the temperature as a cosmologists I have the privilege of trying to understand what the universe was like in the beginning how it changes with time and I get to map the incredible journey it has taken to get us here
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How craving attention...
These are the thoughts that enter my mind when I'm supposed to be reading a script, trying to be an artist. And I'm not here to tell you that technology is the enemy of creativity. I don't think that. I think tech is just a tool. It has the potential to foster unprecedented human creativity.
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History vs. Vladimir...
to a modern, industrial superpower, with one of the world's best educated populations, unprecedented opportunities for women, and some of the most important scientific advancements of the century. Life may not have been luxurious, but nearly everyone had a roof over their head
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The race to sequence the...
and created an international collaboration on an unprecedented scale. Since then, robust investment in both the public and private sector has led to the identification of many disease related genes and remarkable advances in sequencing technology.
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The emergence of "4D...
with brute-force assembly techniques. And this is exactly why I started studying how to program physical materials to build themselves. But there is another world. Today at the micro- and nanoscales, there's an unprecedented revolution happening.
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How to recognize a...
As Europe suffered unprecedented industrial warfare, new political movements took power. Some promised to erase all social distinctions, while others sought to unite people around a mythical heritage. The results were real-world dystopias
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Adorable Tiger Cub...
filming such behavior is unprecedented it gives us an extraordinary opportunity to follow these cubs as they grow now that we're integrating them into the compound one of the most important aspects is obviously being on display
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Can we create the...
we can feed humanity within the environmental limits of the earth, but there's a very small margin of error, and it will take unprecedented global cooperation and coordination of the agricultural lands we have today.
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Learning from smallpox:...
health workers visited every one of the country's 100 million households to search for cases. Through this unprecedented worldwide effort, in which even rival superpowers cooperated,
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Skinheads Recruiting...
since the internet can reach an unprecedented number of people in an instant these websites are where racist skinheads can influence alienated youth you search on you know adolf hitler research on nazism you get a lot of modern day nazi websites they start telling you you know you think this way but here's the truth
Video examples
The making of cosmic...
this radiation with unprecedented accuracy soon we'll be measuring the polarization as well as the temperature as a cosmologists I have the privilege of trying to understand what the universe was like in the beginning how it changes with time and I get to map the incredible journey it has taken to get us here
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How craving attention...
These are the thoughts that enter my mind when I'm supposed to be reading a script, trying to be an artist. And I'm not here to tell you that technology is the enemy of creativity. I don't think that. I think tech is just a tool. It has the potential to foster unprecedented human creativity.
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History vs. Vladimir...
to a modern, industrial superpower, with one of the world's best educated populations, unprecedented opportunities for women, and some of the most important scientific advancements of the century. Life may not have been luxurious, but nearly everyone had a roof over their head
Video examples
The race to sequence the...
and created an international collaboration on an unprecedented scale. Since then, robust investment in both the public and private sector has led to the identification of many disease related genes and remarkable advances in sequencing technology.
Video examples
The emergence of "4D...
with brute-force assembly techniques. And this is exactly why I started studying how to program physical materials to build themselves. But there is another world. Today at the micro- and nanoscales, there's an unprecedented revolution happening.
Video examples
How to recognize a...
As Europe suffered unprecedented industrial warfare, new political movements took power. Some promised to erase all social distinctions, while others sought to unite people around a mythical heritage. The results were real-world dystopias
Video examples
Adorable Tiger Cub...
filming such behavior is unprecedented it gives us an extraordinary opportunity to follow these cubs as they grow now that we're integrating them into the compound one of the most important aspects is obviously being on display
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Can we create the...
we can feed humanity within the environmental limits of the earth, but there's a very small margin of error, and it will take unprecedented global cooperation and coordination of the agricultural lands we have today.
Video examples
Learning from smallpox:...
health workers visited every one of the country's 100 million households to search for cases. Through this unprecedented worldwide effort, in which even rival superpowers cooperated,
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
There is a huge need and a huge opportunity to get everyone in the world connected, to give everyone a voice and to help transform society for the future. The scale of the technology and infrastructure that must be built is unprecedented, and we believe this is the most important problem we can focus on.
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Rishi Sunak
British Politician
In spite of what are unprecedented measures in scale and scope, I can't stand here and say I can save every single job, protect every single business or indeed every single charity. That's just simply not possible.
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Herman Kahn
American Scientist
Because of new technologies, new wealth, new conditions of domestic life and of international relations, unprecedented criteria and issues are coming up for national decision.
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Ron Johnson
American
In an era of unprecedented medical innovation, we have to do more to ensure that patients facing terminal illnesses have access to potentially life-saving treatments.
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L. Neil Smith
American Writer
It is individuals who must be encouraged to undertake the unprecedented - and unprecedentedly profitable - effort to prevent the annihilation of the human race.
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Paolo Bacigalupi
American Writer
I'm particularly interested in black swan events: unprecedented surprises that destroy the conventional wisdom about how the world works.
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Nathan Wolfe
American Scientist
The world can now maintain an acute infection in a way that is unprecedented in the history of life on our planet.
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Jeff Goodell
American Author
In the world of energy politics, the sudden vanishing of the word 'coal' is a remarkable and unprecedented event.
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Giorgio Napolitano
Italian Politician
This unprecedented crisis, which is without doubt the worst since the second world war, is not over.
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Ram Nath Kovind
Indian Politician
The outbreak of COVID-19 has created an unprecedented situation around the world.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
There is a huge need and a huge opportunity to get everyone in the world connected, to give everyone a voice and to help transform society for the future. The scale of the technology and infrastructure that must be built is unprecedented, and we believe this is the most important problem we can focus on.
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Rishi Sunak
British Politician
In spite of what are unprecedented measures in scale and scope, I can't stand here and say I can save every single job, protect every single business or indeed every single charity. That's just simply not possible.
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Herman Kahn
American Scientist
Because of new technologies, new wealth, new conditions of domestic life and of international relations, unprecedented criteria and issues are coming up for national decision.
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Ron Johnson
American
In an era of unprecedented medical innovation, we have to do more to ensure that patients facing terminal illnesses have access to potentially life-saving treatments.
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L. Neil Smith
American Writer
It is individuals who must be encouraged to undertake the unprecedented - and unprecedentedly profitable - effort to prevent the annihilation of the human race.
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Paolo Bacigalupi
American Writer
I'm particularly interested in black swan events: unprecedented surprises that destroy the conventional wisdom about how the world works.
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Nathan Wolfe
American Scientist
The world can now maintain an acute infection in a way that is unprecedented in the history of life on our planet.
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Jeff Goodell
American Author
In the world of energy politics, the sudden vanishing of the word 'coal' is a remarkable and unprecedented event.
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Giorgio Napolitano
Italian Politician
This unprecedented crisis, which is without doubt the worst since the second world war, is not over.
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Ram Nath Kovind
Indian Politician
The outbreak of COVID-19 has created an unprecedented situation around the world.
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