unpublished
adjective
un·pub·lished
ˌən-ˈpə-blisht 
: not published: such as
a
: not released for public distribution or sale
an unpublished book/manuscript
b
: having no works that have been published
an unpublished author
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An Idaho House committee on Wednesday advanced a bill that would protect journalists from having to identify sources or turn over notes and other unpublished material during legal proceedings.
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2025
Indeed, a visit to the center is filled with many lessons and artifacts, from the papers of giants Maya Angelou and James Baldwin to the unpublished last chapter of Malcolm X’s consequential autobiography.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
Prosecutors say some of that information, including details on informants and sensitive investigations, was included in his unpublished manuscript.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Silo creator Graham Yost is executive producing the potential series, based on le Carré’s series of novels featuring the character George Smiley, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honorable Schoolboy and several others, as well as some unpublished materials.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2025
Indeed, a visit to the center is filled with many lessons and artifacts, from the papers of giants Maya Angelou and James Baldwin to the unpublished last chapter of Malcolm X’s consequential autobiography.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
Prosecutors say some of that information, including details on informants and sensitive investigations, was included in his unpublished manuscript.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Silo creator Graham Yost is executive producing the potential series, based on le Carré’s series of novels featuring the character George Smiley, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honorable Schoolboy and several others, as well as some unpublished materials.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Unpublished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpublished. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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