untested
adjective
un·test·ed
ˌən-ˈte-stəd 
: not put to a test : not proved by trial or experience
untested new drugs
an untested politician
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As fear grew in 2023 over the failure to reach a deal on raising the debt ceiling, the White House was said to be considering an option of last resort: an untested legal theory that involves invoking the 14th Amendment.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 June 2025
But the measure does not explicitly permit tariffs, putting Trump in untested legal territory.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 May 2025
But the expensive, untested technology is still years away from being fielded.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 25 May 2025
The District Attorney’s Office has separately worked through a backlog of untested rape kits, hiring the same Virginia lab to process evidence from law enforcement agencies across the rest of the county.
—Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 June 2025
But the measure does not explicitly permit tariffs, putting Trump in untested legal territory.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 May 2025
But the expensive, untested technology is still years away from being fielded.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 25 May 2025
The District Attorney’s Office has separately worked through a backlog of untested rape kits, hiring the same Virginia lab to process evidence from law enforcement agencies across the rest of the county.
—Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
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“Untested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untested. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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