1
: not satisfied or fulfilled
unmet needs
unmet expectations
an unmet deadline
2
: not having met
several unmet individuals
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What To Know The ACF said 11 states have enacted policies to stop the diversion of Social Security survivor benefits and save them for the child’s unmet needs.
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Today, part-time and full-time undergraduate students who have applied for federal financial aid and have unmet financial needs can apply for work-study jobs.
—Amanda Craddock, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
The criteria for the new program are much broader than other priority review vouchers, and include meeting a large unmet medical need, reducing downstream health care utilization, addressing a public health crisis, boosting domestic manufacturing, or increasing medication affordability.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2025
An unmet promise, particularly one announced with great fanfare, can make people feel duped.
—Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Today, part-time and full-time undergraduate students who have applied for federal financial aid and have unmet financial needs can apply for work-study jobs.
—Amanda Craddock, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
The criteria for the new program are much broader than other priority review vouchers, and include meeting a large unmet medical need, reducing downstream health care utilization, addressing a public health crisis, boosting domestic manufacturing, or increasing medication affordability.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2025
An unmet promise, particularly one announced with great fanfare, can make people feel duped.
—Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Unmet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmet. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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