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Recent Examples of unscreened
Use mosquito netting when sleeping outdoors or in an unscreened structure and to protect infants when outdoors.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2024
Out-of-control children were dosed with adult tranquilizers, administered through unsterilized needles, while many who fell ill received transfusions of unscreened blood.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Dec. 2020
The city of Pasadena has not been totally unscreened since the pandemic.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
Earlier diagnosis drastically improves survival, but unfortunately unscreened cancers account for 80 to 90 percent of cancer deaths, says Harpal Kumar, president of the European wing of Grail, a health care company whose mission is to detect cancer earlier.
—WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023
See All Example Sentences for unscreened
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2024
Out-of-control children were dosed with adult tranquilizers, administered through unsterilized needles, while many who fell ill received transfusions of unscreened blood.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Dec. 2020
The city of Pasadena has not been totally unscreened since the pandemic.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
Earlier diagnosis drastically improves survival, but unfortunately unscreened cancers account for 80 to 90 percent of cancer deaths, says Harpal Kumar, president of the European wing of Grail, a health care company whose mission is to detect cancer earlier.
—WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscreened
Adjective
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That would have netted the Hornets an unprotected 2031 pick, a 2030 swap and Dalton Knecht for a talented but oft-injured center.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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With the trade being voided, rookie wing Dalton Knecht, veteran wing Cam Reddish and their 2031 unprotected first-round draft pick will return to the Lakers.—
Khobi Price,
Orange County Register,
9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The department's evidence room was unsecured, and surveillance footage showed unauthorized people accessing it through a hole in a wall and using a broomstick to open the door from the inside, Crocker said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Those officers found the front door to the home unsecured, and police said nobody responded to their knocks.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The Wildcats drew contact regularly and were rewarded with an unguarded shot from the stripe.—
Joseph Dycus,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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That was evident in the unguarded words of three white Wilmington police officers in 2020, weeks after George Floyd’s killing.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Unscreened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscreened. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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