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as in unproven
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as in untried
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Recent Examples of untested
Major European Union states condemned the tariff threats as blackmail, and France proposed responding with a range of previously untested economic countermeasures.
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USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
The Berkeley police news release said that evidence from the Berkeley case was tested in 2015 through a grant obtained by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office to process previously untested rape kits.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026
Yet rather than assign a human to make that call, ICE’s human resources department outsourced the task to an untested large language model (LLM).
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 15 Jan. 2026
In the transfer portal, Cignetti prefers experienced players rather than untested athletes with perhaps higher ceilings.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
The Berkeley police news release said that evidence from the Berkeley case was tested in 2015 through a grant obtained by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office to process previously untested rape kits.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026
Yet rather than assign a human to make that call, ICE’s human resources department outsourced the task to an untested large language model (LLM).
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 15 Jan. 2026
In the transfer portal, Cignetti prefers experienced players rather than untested athletes with perhaps higher ceilings.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untested
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Hamdan, however, will have his work cut out for him with the Dolphins, a team with a quarterback coming off a dismal season in Tua Tagovailoa and an unproven second-year player in Quinn Ewers.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Right-handers Chase Dollander, Ryan Feltner, Tanner Gordon, McCade Brown and Gabriel Hughes (who has yet to make his big-league debut) are still relatively raw and unproven.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
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Originally hesitant about using the relatively untried medium of radio in this way, The King was reassured by a visit to the BBC in the summer of 1932 and agreed to take part.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
25 Dec. 2025
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The hitch is that Florida is dependent on an untried product.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
18 Nov. 2025
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What Happens Next The lawsuit’s allegations are unproved, and no court has made findings on the merits.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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Berry recorded an impairment charge of $44 million related to unproved properties affected by California Senate Bill No. 1137, which restricts new drilling activities within 3,200 feet of sensitive receptors.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
13 Mar. 2025
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Gardner says that these types of appeals, both to the public and would-be captors, play into the kinds of parasocial relationships from which Lindbergh also benefited in the search for his child.—
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
7 Feb. 2026
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Mercy Culture regularly endorses candidates and works to recruit and train would-be political candidates in its mold.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The crypto industry, for example, entered 2022 brimming with hope, as the pandemic helped spark a surge in trading from people stuck at home, leading to a frenzy that boosted all kinds of speculative investments, from cryptocurrencies to digital tokens called NFTs.—
Rafael Nam,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2026
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The latter aims to ban speculative ticket sales (tickets that resellers don’t yet possess) in the state.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Cooking on unseasoned cast iron can result in sticking, rusting, and a myriad of other issues (some of which are outlined above).—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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Hunter saw the logic in Ake’s casualness, which as the head of a learning institution projects a warmth and informality that brings her down to earth for her unseasoned cadets.—
Scott Huver,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 Aug. 2025
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All of Quigley’s challengers are politically inexperienced but impassioned Democrats running to the incumbent’s left.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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The most common complaints include denying legitimate claims, partnering with inexperienced and unqualified service providers, poor service, and slow response times.—
Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Untested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untested. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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