unattended
adjective
un·at·tend·ed
ˌən-ə-ˈten-dəd 
: not attended : not watched or looked after : lacking a guard, escort, caretaker, etc.
an unattended parking lot
a fire left unattended
unattended children
unattended luggage
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When grilling or using outdoor equipment, keep a water source nearby and never leave flames unattended.
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Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
His presence is so recessive that the resulting footage, however cannily composed, looks, for the most part, like it was made by an unattended surveillance camera.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
Boyne and his blogosphere supporters argue the state has no claim of privacy in a document left unattended on a courtroom table.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2026
Authorities said the mother left the children unattended to undergo a cosmetic procedure inside a nearby medical spa.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
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Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
His presence is so recessive that the resulting footage, however cannily composed, looks, for the most part, like it was made by an unattended surveillance camera.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
Boyne and his blogosphere supporters argue the state has no claim of privacy in a document left unattended on a courtroom table.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2026
Authorities said the mother left the children unattended to undergo a cosmetic procedure inside a nearby medical spa.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
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“Unattended.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unattended. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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