uncharted territory

collocation in English

meaningsofunchartedandterritory

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uncharted
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈtʃɑː.tɪd/
us
/ʌnˈtʃɑːr.t̬ɪd/
An uncharted area has not had a map made of it and has not ...
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territory
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈter.ɪ.tər.i/
us
/ˈter.ə.tɔːr.i/
(an area of) land, or sometimes sea, that is considered as belonging to or connected with a particular country ...
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(Definition ofunchartedandterritoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofuncharted territory

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That was theunchartedterritorythat beckoned to the young and bold.
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The work ahead promises to be very fruitful and will enterunchartedterritory.
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Yet the strength of this study lies more in its comparative analysis of familiar material than in its exploration ofunchartedterritory.
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Surprisingly, the impact of mutual recognition on (competing) regimes of national standards is still largelyunchartedterritory.
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We recommend in particular to further explore the role of experts in this process, as this approach is virtuallyunchartedterritory.
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Before physicians and society can begin to define and construct the moral path through thisunchartedterritory, the problems must be clearly defined and the inherent conflicts must be exposed.
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We must be clear when there are answers on which most reasonable observers agree and when we are exploringunchartedterritoryor murky waters.
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Thinking about life after your partner's death isunchartedterritoryfor most people and presents a sensitive area of enquiry.
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He continues, 'they not only offer great potential, but will also involve a considerable amount of work and a journey intounchartedterritory'.
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Firstly let me point out that the stress test isunchartedterritoryfor us.
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To a certain extent, this isunchartedterritory.
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We are stepping on tounchartedterritorywhich is still the subject of much discussion.
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We are not blazing a trail throughunchartedterritory.
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The difficulty here is that we are moving inunchartedterritory.
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The proposals are not the first foray into what might be calledunchartedterritory.
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It is not as though we were going intounchartedterritory.
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Regarding the financial stability mechanism, the truth is we were moving inunchartedterritory.
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We remain in politicallyunchartedterritory, since this is a situation we could never have foreseen.
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This is notunchartedterritoryto that extent.
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We are going into new andunchartedterritory.
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