unreported
adjective
un·re·port·ed
ˌən-ri-ˈpȯr-təd 
: kept private or hidden : not reported
unreported income
an incident that went largely unreported
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The data discrepancies can also cause erroneous payments in other federal benefits systems that depend on the Social Security database to ferret out inaccurate or unreported deaths.
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Emily Badger, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Detectives are concerned about possible other unreported cases, saying the former church volunteer may have had access to other minors through his position at his church, as well as in different roles outside of the church.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025
Last week’s protests are not the first time that Palestinians in Gaza have tried to rise against Hamas: There were also major protests in 2019 that were bloodily suppressed yet went almost unreported in Western media.
—Bret Stephens, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
In addition, while collisions involving motor vehicles are much more likely to be reported by police, officers are rarely at the scene of the vast majority of incidents involving pedestrians and cyclists when no motor vehicle was involved, and as a result, many go unreported.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Emily Badger, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Detectives are concerned about possible other unreported cases, saying the former church volunteer may have had access to other minors through his position at his church, as well as in different roles outside of the church.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025
Last week’s protests are not the first time that Palestinians in Gaza have tried to rise against Hamas: There were also major protests in 2019 that were bloodily suppressed yet went almost unreported in Western media.
—Bret Stephens, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
In addition, while collisions involving motor vehicles are much more likely to be reported by police, officers are rarely at the scene of the vast majority of incidents involving pedestrians and cyclists when no motor vehicle was involved, and as a result, many go unreported.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Unreported.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unreported. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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