unattended
adjective
un·at·tend·ed
ˌən-ə-ˈten-dəd 
: not attended : not watched or looked after : lacking a guard, escort, caretaker, etc.
an unattended parking lot
a fire left unattended
unattended children
unattended luggage
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Scrape away leaves, twigs, and grass within a 10-foot diameter circle from fire
]Have firefighting tools nearby and handy;
Never leave a fire unattended;
Carefully dispose of hot coal/ashes;
Drown all fires;
Carefully extinguish smoking materials.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
Essentially, Fred confirms that the reel disappeared after it was loaded in, most likely during a 20-minute stretch when the van transporting it was left unattended.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
The woman questioned the appropriateness of leaving a child alone, wondering aloud about the minimum age for a child to wait unattended.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
According to prosecutors, a New Jersey Transit police officer patrolling Newark Penn Station noticed an unattended zebra-print suitcase near the Newark subway entrance on Jan. 3 and called for a K9 unit.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
Essentially, Fred confirms that the reel disappeared after it was loaded in, most likely during a 20-minute stretch when the van transporting it was left unattended.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
The woman questioned the appropriateness of leaving a child alone, wondering aloud about the minimum age for a child to wait unattended.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
According to prosecutors, a New Jersey Transit police officer patrolling Newark Penn Station noticed an unattended zebra-print suitcase near the Newark subway entrance on Jan. 3 and called for a K9 unit.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Unattended.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unattended. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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