unconfirmed
adjective
un·con·firmed
ˌən-kən-ˈfərmd 
: of uncertain existence, truth, or accuracy : not confirmed
an unconfirmed rumor
an unconfirmed case of pneumonia
unconfirmed reports of gunfire
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Anonymous sources told the South China Morning Post that the US may have already agreed to not impose any new tariffs or otherwise ratchet up the trade war during that truce, but that remains unconfirmed, as Trump continues to warn that chip tariffs are coming soon.
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Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025
President Donald Trump is getting frustrated with a growing backlog of unconfirmed diplomatic nominees piling up on the Senate floor.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 16 July 2025
But the book has been a hot topic on the cable news network for much of the last week, in tandem with unconfirmed claims about Biden’s cognitive acuity while serving in the White House.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
If the system is not able to estimate the user’s age with high confidence, then the user’s age will remain unconfirmed and the user won’t be able to access Trusted Connections.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 July 2025
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Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025
President Donald Trump is getting frustrated with a growing backlog of unconfirmed diplomatic nominees piling up on the Senate floor.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 16 July 2025
But the book has been a hot topic on the cable news network for much of the last week, in tandem with unconfirmed claims about Biden’s cognitive acuity while serving in the White House.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
If the system is not able to estimate the user’s age with high confidence, then the user’s age will remain unconfirmed and the user won’t be able to access Trusted Connections.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 July 2025
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“Unconfirmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unconfirmed. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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