Word: unfamiliar
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...Fortunately, the same engineering which brought us the umbrella also brought us something far more useful: the raincoat. For those unfamiliar with it, the raincoat wraps snugly around the wearer’s body, poses no threat to fellow pedestrians, and has the added advantage of thermal insulation. Driving rain poses no threat to the raincoat-clad pedestrian, while the umbrella user vainly struggles to position his or her weapon against the onslaught of the wind. And, if one wishes, the raincoat can be augmented by rain-pants and even gaiters to provide an unassailable guard from the weather?...
...cheeseburgers and sandwiches with steamed buns, popular because they are cheap and soft. "Toasted buns are too hard for them," explains manager Hayato Akasako. "They like the Filet-O-Fish and the shrimp burger." Akasako says the elderly don't necessarily bridle at the new and unfamiliar. Some pay for their meals with electronic coupons downloaded to their mobile phones, even if they occasionally need to be coached in how to use them, he says...
Harvard University spokesman John D. Longbrake, who said he was unfamiliar with the details of the Wheaton lawsuit, confirmed last month that the University was among the schools subpoenaed in Cuomo’s investigation...
...There were some undeniably big names in the audience - Daniel Day-Lewis, Keira Knightley, Anthony Hopkins, Kate Hudson, Ridley Scott, Ian McKellen - just not enough of them. After the first three rows, the faces became unfamiliar. Many of the high-profile nominees - George, Cate, Tommy Lee - were no-shows, and it quickly became clear that many famous attendees were there either to present an award or pick one up. Everybody had a job to do; nobody had just come for the party...
...Ryan A. Petersen ’08, difficulties in pursuing policy arose when high-level University positions—among them the College deanship, the FAS deanship, and the University presidency—turned over in the middle of his tenure, yielding, in his words, “administrators unfamiliar with their new roles, and the Undergraduate Council...