1
: not satisfied or fulfilled
unmet needs
unmet expectations
an unmet deadline
2
: not having met
several unmet individuals
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Drug companies would be eligible for 12 months of additional data protection if their medicine addresses an unmet medical need, six more months if comparative clinical trials are conducted, and yet another six months if a significant share of R&D work takes place in Europe.
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Ed Silverman, STAT, 11 Apr. 2024
Those promises remain largely unmet, and Britain's economic growth has come to a virtual standstill, with the country slipping into recession at the end of 2023 for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
—Jill Lawless The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 17 Feb. 2024
Still, under Bukele, the country’s economy has stagnated, with low growth rates and an unmet demand for jobs.
—David Shortell, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
The vicious cycle of ever-escalating price pressures and unmet demand persists as coastal southern California continually experiences.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
Entrepreneurs can consider investing in research targeting pediatric healthcare, addressing the wide range of unmet needs.
—Seth Bogner, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Mark McKenna, former CEO of Prometheus and current chief executive at Mirador, had unfinished business in immunology, where, despite the recent development of some powerful medicines, there remains a massive unmet need.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 21 Mar. 2024
Taken together, the models revealed an entire social history, a stream of new opportunities and unmet needs.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2024
These pumps could supply a third of the unmet water needs of small farmers, who produce most of the food across sub-Saharan Africa.
—Fred Pearce, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2024
Ed Silverman, STAT, 11 Apr. 2024
Those promises remain largely unmet, and Britain's economic growth has come to a virtual standstill, with the country slipping into recession at the end of 2023 for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
—Jill Lawless The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 17 Feb. 2024
Still, under Bukele, the country’s economy has stagnated, with low growth rates and an unmet demand for jobs.
—David Shortell, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
The vicious cycle of ever-escalating price pressures and unmet demand persists as coastal southern California continually experiences.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
Entrepreneurs can consider investing in research targeting pediatric healthcare, addressing the wide range of unmet needs.
—Seth Bogner, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Mark McKenna, former CEO of Prometheus and current chief executive at Mirador, had unfinished business in immunology, where, despite the recent development of some powerful medicines, there remains a massive unmet need.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 21 Mar. 2024
Taken together, the models revealed an entire social history, a stream of new opportunities and unmet needs.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2024
These pumps could supply a third of the unmet water needs of small farmers, who produce most of the food across sub-Saharan Africa.
—Fred Pearce, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2024
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“Unmet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmet. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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