unacknowledged
adjective
un·ac·knowl·edged
ˌən-ik-ˈnä-lijd 
-ak-
: not generally recognized, accepted, or admitted : not acknowledged
His involvement in the cover-up has remained unacknowledged.
Her efforts should not go unacknowledged.
Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.—
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Estela is determined not to let her life go unacknowledged.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2024
Even as the Biden Administration has repeatedly tried to highlight the results of these bills, which allocated hundreds of billions of dollars in tax credits and government grants to promote green-tech and high-tech manufacturing, the breadth of their impact remains largely unacknowledged.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
While their labor is essential, their work often goes unacknowledged in this predominantly white state.
—Kate Olson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2024
Rwanda’s unacknowledged exploits in Congo have long since ceased to be about self-defense or even revenge.
—Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2023
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Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2024
Even as the Biden Administration has repeatedly tried to highlight the results of these bills, which allocated hundreds of billions of dollars in tax credits and government grants to promote green-tech and high-tech manufacturing, the breadth of their impact remains largely unacknowledged.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
While their labor is essential, their work often goes unacknowledged in this predominantly white state.
—Kate Olson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2024
Rwanda’s unacknowledged exploits in Congo have long since ceased to be about self-defense or even revenge.
—Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2023
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“Unacknowledged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unacknowledged. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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