Definition of UNCOLLECTED

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During Mayor Virginia Raggi's tenure at City Hall, the Italian capital has endured an ailing mass transit system and pileups of uncollected trash. — Frances D'emilio, Fox News, "Italy's anti-migrant minister steals partner party's show," 8 July 2018 During Mayor Virginia Raggi’s tenure at City Hall, the Italian capital has endured an ailing mass transit system and pileups of uncollected trash. — Washington Post, "Italy’s anti-migrant minister steals partner party’s show," 8 July 2018 There were gardens of dying flowers and trash cans overloaded with uncollected garbage. — Eli Saslow, Anchorage Daily News, "Raids are separating families in the heartland," 1 July 2018 Few people have known of that obligation, and fewer still have complied: 96% of such taxes go uncollected, according to a California tax board estimate cited by the court. — Laura Stevens, WSJ, "Supreme Court Rules States Can Collect Sales Tax on Web Purchases," 22 June 2018 City tax officials estimate more than $9 million will go uncollected from local businesses this year -- money that otherwise would have gone into the city fund that pays mostly for police, fire and parks operations. — Gordon R. Friedman, OregonLive.com, "Portland sues historic Roseway Theatre for unpaid taxes," 31 May 2018 Other tolls go uncollected because the state cannot match a license plate with an address. — Adam Vaccaro, BostonGlobe.com, "1.3 million cars have slipped through Mass. toll gantries," 24 May 2018 Trash piling up in the streets goes uncollected, breeding swarms of flies and emitting a pungent stench. — Scott Smith, Fox News, "Maduro's backers press socialism amid Venezuela's nightmare," 17 May 2018 Trash piling up in the streets goes uncollected, breeding swarms of flies and emitting a pungent stench. — Washington Post, "Maduro’s backers press socialism amid Venezuela’s nightmare," 17 May 2018

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