unconfirmed
adjective
un·con·firmed
ˌən-kən-ˈfərmd 
: of uncertain existence, truth, or accuracy : not confirmed
an unconfirmed rumor
an unconfirmed case of pneumonia
unconfirmed reports of gunfire
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Multiple unconfirmed tornadoes were also reported across Indiana overnight, and the NWS is evaluating tornado damage in Vigo County, Brownsburg, Carmel and northeast of Bedford, according to reporting from the Indianapolis Star, part of the USA TODAY network.
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
The unconfirmed encounter between the U.S. and Russian militaries comes after the Carl Vinson was redeployed by the Pentagon last week to begin transiting to the Middle East from the Western Pacific Ocean amid escalating strikes on the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Riyadh's unconfirmed commitment aligns with its decades-old strategy of cementing military ties with Washington, yet Trump's rhetoric masks a starkly asymmetrical reality.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
In an unconfirmed video posted to X, a plane can be seen coming for a landing at a snowy airport before impacting, igniting and rolling onto its starboard side.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
The unconfirmed encounter between the U.S. and Russian militaries comes after the Carl Vinson was redeployed by the Pentagon last week to begin transiting to the Middle East from the Western Pacific Ocean amid escalating strikes on the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Riyadh's unconfirmed commitment aligns with its decades-old strategy of cementing military ties with Washington, yet Trump's rhetoric masks a starkly asymmetrical reality.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
In an unconfirmed video posted to X, a plane can be seen coming for a landing at a snowy airport before impacting, igniting and rolling onto its starboard side.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Unconfirmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unconfirmed. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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