unsolved
adjective
un·solved
ˌən-ˈsälvd 
-ˈsȯlvd
: not explained, corrected, or dealt with : not solved
an unsolved problem
unsolved math equations
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Muller, who turned 48 on Thursday, pleaded guilty Jan. 17 in a San Jose courtroom to two felony charges of assault with intent to commit rape during a first-degree burglary, related to previously unsolved nighttime attacks on sleeping women in Mountain View and Palo Alto.
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
After more than 50 years, Thursday marked the resolution of an unsolved homicide in western Wisconsin.
—The Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
Nor will Chelsea if the club’s long-standing stadium problem remains unsolved.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
An uncanny all-star cast (including Ken Cosgrove actor Aaron Staton); a resplendent recreation of postwar Los Angeles; a spate of unsolved crimes.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
After more than 50 years, Thursday marked the resolution of an unsolved homicide in western Wisconsin.
—The Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
Nor will Chelsea if the club’s long-standing stadium problem remains unsolved.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
An uncanny all-star cast (including Ken Cosgrove actor Aaron Staton); a resplendent recreation of postwar Los Angeles; a spate of unsolved crimes.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Unsolved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsolved. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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