unreclaimed
adjective
un·re·claimed
ˌən-ri-ˈklāmd 
: not reclaimed: such as
a
: not tamed or subdued
Tell her what Heathcliff is—an unreclaimed creature, without refinement, without cultivation …—
Emily Brontë
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b
: not cultivated or made fit again for use
an unreclaimed strip mine
an unreclaimed prairie
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The site remains unreclaimed, awaiting a plug job courtesy of U.S. taxpayers unless the BLM can find a new lessee.
—Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Apr. 2022
Neece has three rental homes on a mountain in Floyd County below an unreclaimed surface mine run by a Blackjewel affiliate, Revelation Energy LLC, which is also part of the bankruptcy case.
—James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 3 Mar. 2021
On the Navajo Nation, there’s thousands of unreclaimed mines that seep into the groundwater and pollute people’s water.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2020
Now just two miles or so of the battered creek is unreclaimed — including a stretch that runs through neighborhoods in this city.
—New York Times, 25 June 2018
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Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Apr. 2022
Neece has three rental homes on a mountain in Floyd County below an unreclaimed surface mine run by a Blackjewel affiliate, Revelation Energy LLC, which is also part of the bankruptcy case.
—James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 3 Mar. 2021
On the Navajo Nation, there’s thousands of unreclaimed mines that seep into the groundwater and pollute people’s water.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2020
Now just two miles or so of the battered creek is unreclaimed — including a stretch that runs through neighborhoods in this city.
—New York Times, 25 June 2018
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“Unreclaimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unreclaimed. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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