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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However, in many of these patients, the tumor will recur and become resistant for reasons that were long unknown to oncologists.
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Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Her four-year run on the show took her from an unknown to a promising newcomer.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
Mostly unknown to the world before now, Ha’s identity as an actress began taking shape long ago.
—Victoria Herman, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026
American veterans of the war are almost entirely unknown to our present students; many know nothing of their own family connections to World War II.
—Chad Gibbs, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Unknown to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unknown%20to. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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