unserved

adjective

un·​served ˌən-ˈsərvd How to pronounce unserved (audio)
: not served: such as
a
: not brought to notice or executed as required by law
unserved warrants
b
: not waited on
unserved customers

Examples of unserved in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Metro Food Rescue will pick up prepared and unserved food, drinks and snacks from vendors and catering in the NFL draft area until May 6. Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024 Some states asked the NTIA to delay the grants and provide more time to find false coverage data that would prevent unserved areas from getting broadband funds. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 9 Feb. 2023 The unserved street appears to be just outside the southern edge of Comcast's actual coverage area. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 9 Feb. 2023 In late 2020, the FCC tentatively awarded $9.2 billion over 10 years to 180 Internet providers that agreed to deploy broadband to over 5.2 million unserved homes and businesses. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2023 In South Dakota, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe recently received a more than $40 million grant for the installation of a fiber and LTE network that will connect 1,526 unserved Native American households. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024 The office has been able to reduce the number of unserved households and businesses from around 5% to 1% over the past five years, according to the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development. Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2024 Currently about 6,000 homes in the county, or about 9%, are considered unserved or underserved, meaning internet service is unreliable, slow or unreasonably expensive. Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2023 The agency said that figure, which came from the FCC's National Broadband Map, is lower than the number of unserved sites in Louisiana, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama and Missouri. Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unserved was in the 14th century

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“Unserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unserved. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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