unattributed

adjective

un·at·trib·ut·ed | \ ˌən-ə-ˈtri-ˌbyü-təd

, -byə-\

Definition of unattributed

: not ascribed or credited to a source : not attributed an unattributed quote unattributed paintings

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The claims are often unattributed and are rarely tied in a substantive way to mainstream science. — Gary Robbins, latimes.com, "With marijuana legal, California flooded with dubious health claims about the drug," 9 July 2018 The claims are often unattributed and are rarely tied in a substantive way to mainstream science. — Gary Robbins, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Consumers are being flooded with dubious claims about the health benefits of marijuana," 9 July 2018 In the past decade, at least two nonmilitary US satellite systems have experienced brief, unattributed glitches tied to hacking attacks. — Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, "The New Arms Race Threatening to Explode in Space," 26 June 2018 The caption had appeared as an unattributed quote beneath the student's photo. — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, "Yearbook Quote Attributed to Nazi Forces a Massachusetts High School to Issue Apology," 18 June 2018 As with so many virtuoso musicians a level below stardom, much of his work was unattributed. — Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, "Buell Neidlinger, Acclaimed Genre-Crossing Bassist, Dies at 82," 25 Mar. 2018 One of them, from the British painter Brion Gysin (unattributed), was for Haschich Fudge. — Moira Hodgson, WSJ, "Review: The American ‘Gourmands’ Way’ Through France," 17 Nov. 2017 In 2015 enterprising enemies set up a Twitter bot dedicated to sending him tweets with unattributed quotes from Benito Mussolini, Italy’s fascist dictator. — The Economist, "Less Euromaidan, more GamergateOnce considered a boon to democracy, social media have started to look like its nemesis," 4 Nov. 2017 Leva found them on eBay, unattributed, for a couple hundred dollars each. — Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, "Creative License: Inside the Home of C. Wonder's Creative Director," 21 Sep. 2012

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