unprecedented

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  1. adjective Having no previous example: unprecedented economic growth.

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  • Superlative thoughts The word unprecedented has been appearing with seemingly unprecedented frequency, especially with issues relating to the economic crisis, page-one editor Mike Williams observes.
  • Brown said that the extent of international cooperation was unprecedented, and that an economic plan was just hours away from being agreed. —  Latest News Online - The Indian Express
  • Bailouts and takeovers and government pressure are far from "unprecedented," especially in the last 18 months. —  Custom Search
  • I can't say whether this is unprecedented -- I simply don't know -- but it should undermine the confidence of Atheros, Broadcom, and Marvell in producing silicon based on Draft 1.0 and calling it Draft N compliant. —  Wi-Fi Networking News
  • Brown said that the world had come together in a way that was unprecedented, and the G20 countries had already committed themselves to spending 5 trillion dollars by the end of next year on measures to promote growth. —  dailyindia.com News Feed
 

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/ənˈprɛsədɛntɛd/
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