unexplored
adjective
un·ex·plored
ˌən-ik-ˈsplȯrd 
: not explored: such as
a
: not penetrated or ranged over for purposes of geographical discovery
an area of unexplored wilderness
b
: not looked into or investigated
unexplored options
unexplored areas of study
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Teamed with a young intern whose specialty is mating customs, and a native guide of indeterminate gender, the group sets out for a previously unexplored sector of the planet.
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Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 27 Sep. 2024
Another concept aims to create a franchise of documentary films, each one spotlighting unexplored stories related to basketball, and all narrated by Barkley.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
Notion sat largely untouched and unexplored for thousands of years until about a decade ago when Ratté and a team of researchers began the process of aerial surveying and mapping the visible remains of the city found to be from the Hellenistic era (323 BC to 30 BC).
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
The idea sat unexplored, however, until Curiel reached out to Rome about 2 years later.
—Byjohn Travis, science.org, 6 June 2024
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Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 27 Sep. 2024
Another concept aims to create a franchise of documentary films, each one spotlighting unexplored stories related to basketball, and all narrated by Barkley.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
Notion sat largely untouched and unexplored for thousands of years until about a decade ago when Ratté and a team of researchers began the process of aerial surveying and mapping the visible remains of the city found to be from the Hellenistic era (323 BC to 30 BC).
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
The idea sat unexplored, however, until Curiel reached out to Rome about 2 years later.
—Byjohn Travis, science.org, 6 June 2024
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“Unexplored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexplored. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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