unattributed
adjective
un·at·trib·ut·ed
ˌən-ə-ˈtri-ˌbyü-təd 
-byə-
: not ascribed or credited to a source : not attributed
an unattributed quote
unattributed paintings
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Media industry newsletters and the tabloids have become repositories for unattributed comments from CBS News insiders who are unhappy with the changes.
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Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
The notebooks were filled with evasions, contradictions, abstractions, abrupt tense shifts, and unattributed dialogue.
—Alice Gregory, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
In the film, several characters believe a terrorist group is behind the unattributed launch of the ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile).
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
CAA‘s statement, which goes unattributed to a single executive, takes a broader approach than just saying that the major agency is opting its clients out of OpenAI’s latest tool.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
The notebooks were filled with evasions, contradictions, abstractions, abrupt tense shifts, and unattributed dialogue.
—Alice Gregory, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
In the film, several characters believe a terrorist group is behind the unattributed launch of the ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile).
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
CAA‘s statement, which goes unattributed to a single executive, takes a broader approach than just saying that the major agency is opting its clients out of OpenAI’s latest tool.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Unattributed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unattributed. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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