unsolved
adjective
un·solved
ˌən-ˈsälvd 
-ˈsȯlvd
: not explained, corrected, or dealt with : not solved
an unsolved problem
unsolved math equations
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The Chicago area has several high-profile, unsolved missing persons cases, particularly involving Black girls and women.
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Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Catherine Sala, a judge in Lenawee County, Mich., declared three brothers dead as of Nov. 26, 2015, five years after their disappearance, at the request of their mother as the case remains unsolved.
—arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025
So with this still unsolved, Kansas City has not completely closed the door on Marte, who is closing in on playing in spring (knee) and has had his Mets role reduced to basically righty part of a DH platoon.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
The disappearance has tormented a small town near Ohio and remains unsolved.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Catherine Sala, a judge in Lenawee County, Mich., declared three brothers dead as of Nov. 26, 2015, five years after their disappearance, at the request of their mother as the case remains unsolved.
—arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025
So with this still unsolved, Kansas City has not completely closed the door on Marte, who is closing in on playing in spring (knee) and has had his Mets role reduced to basically righty part of a DH platoon.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
The disappearance has tormented a small town near Ohio and remains unsolved.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Unsolved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsolved. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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