unexplored territory

collocation in English

meaningsofunexploredandterritory

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unexplored
adjective
uk
/ʌn.ɪkˈsplɔːd/us
/ʌn.ɪkˈsplɔːrd/
An unexplored place is one where people have not been to find out what ...
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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 ofunexploredandterritoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We agree that there is muchunexploredterritoryhere.
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This is terra incognita, a complex subject of basic research and a widelyunexploredterritory.
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The working process is ideal for an early stage in the research, as a method for discovering new directions in an unwritten,unexploredterritory.
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The work is based on an impressive amount of firsthand manuscript evidence that carries the reader into previouslyunexploredterritorywithout damaging the flow of the narrative.
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In this work we focus on thisunexploredterritoryof infinite-dimensional classes and provide some preliminary cartography.
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The conformations of these regions, however, remain generallyunexploredterritorythough low resolution models have been proposed for some of them.
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This is inevitable when we embark on unknown andunexploredterritory.
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Furthermore, to draw any inference that we are in completelyunexploredterritorywould be misleading.
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We are not in this matter entering upon unknown orunexploredterritory.
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So we are not venturing intounexploredterritory.
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I entirely agree—regional interaction between universities through regional development agencies is a whole newunexploredterritory.
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One was working in ratherunexploredterritory.
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In mental health there is almostunexploredterritoryand the amount of money spent on mental research is appallingly low.
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We must all pay tribute to our right honourable friend in another place who has still to search for solutions in what is completelyunexploredterritory.
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Suppose that there is some territory where there are not defined boundaries at all, possibly someunexploredterritory.
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The role of county councils in local government is relativelyunexploredterritory, yet they seem well fitted to take an overview of environmental matters for areas as a whole.
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Once we move away from the representative democracy which we in this country enjoy, we have to recognise that we are travelling overunexploredterritory.
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Yet amid the glamour, the noir and the inner-city grit lies plenty ofunexploredterritory.
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This is anunexploredterritoryfor the nature enthusiast and birdwatcher.
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This isunexploredterritoryfor the nature enthusiast and birdwatcher.
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