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Recent Examples of unconfirmed This followed unconfirmed reports two days earlier that U.S. President Joe Biden had dropped his administration's prohibition on certain types of weapon being used to target Russian soil that had been in place for fear of escalation. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024 The steps taken to help Ukraine -- along with unconfirmed reports Wednesday of Ukraine firing a certain British cruise missile at Russia for the first time -- were likely to vex Moscow. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024 Continue reading … -- POLITICS ROLL CALL– Arizona county defends restoring 98,000 voters with unconfirmed citizenship to rolls. Fox News, 5 Nov. 2024 An unconfirmed tornado significantly damaged Newcastle Elementary School, south of Oklahoma City. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unconfirmed 
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Adjective
  • Some Arctic scientists and experts have criticized Real Ice’s methods as unproven at scale, ecologically risky and a distraction from tackling the root cause of climate change: fossil fuels.
    Laura Paddison, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Colavito returned to Cleveland in 1965 in a three-team deal (which cost the Indians a young, unproven pitcher named Tommy John, who ultimately won 288 games, as well as Tommie Agee, who won the AL Rookie of the Year award the next year).
    Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • And thousands of kits that could free more innocent people have been left untested – again.
    Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Avoidance of risk: Individuals may cite imposter syndrome as a reason to avoid such things as exploring new markets or investing in untested strategies.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The investigation uncovered an identity theft conspiracy using a deceased person’s Social Security number that was used to make fraudulent Social Security cards, state driver’s licenses, and lawful permanent resident cards.
    Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
  • In response to this glut of fraudulent activity, social media companies and web operators have employed human monitors and machine technology to identify and shut down online scammers.
    Bob Woods, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Two stand out: his profile and endorsement, in 2000, of Ralph Nader’s independent presidential campaign, and his early opposition to George W. Bush’s disastrous and mendacious invasion of Iraq.
    Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The candidate vying for a second White House stint — in the midst of his third overall campaign — has accumulated a long list of acts who do not want to be associated with his divisive, frequently mendacious rhetoric.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2024

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“Unconfirmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconfirmed. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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