unknown to
idiom
: without being known about by (someone)
Unknown to me, my partner was organizing a surprise party for my birthday.
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None of these realities — the league’s slim talent margins, the imperatives of teamwork, collective discipline and drive — were unknown to either SDFC coach Mikey Varas or his players before the defeat.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Quah told me that anecdotally, the show was unknown to viewers.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 4 July 2025
The newspaper also reported that while the bride was unknown to police, the groom had a long history of criminal offenses.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 22 June 2025
The man never retrieved his treasure, and the cranium, with one tooth still attached in the upper jaw, remained unknown to science for decades until his relatives learned about it before his death.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Quah told me that anecdotally, the show was unknown to viewers.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 4 July 2025
The newspaper also reported that while the bride was unknown to police, the groom had a long history of criminal offenses.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 22 June 2025
The man never retrieved his treasure, and the cranium, with one tooth still attached in the upper jaw, remained unknown to science for decades until his relatives learned about it before his death.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
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“Unknown to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unknown%20to. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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