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adjective un·de·tect·ed \ ˌən-di-ˈtek-təd , -dē- \

Definition of undetected

:not observed, noticed, or detected

an undetected flaw/error

an undetected illness

These rare mistakes are subtle and may go undetected for months and even years.
—Mario Salvadori

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This new generation thrives off of subtext—small cues, images of a cartoon frog called Pepe, reconverted swastikas that can go undetected.

— rachel kaadzi ghansah, GQ, "A Most American Terrorist: The Making of Dylann Roof," 21 Aug. 2017
Shrouded in an even more opaque cloak of secrecy than the Klan, however, the Black Legion — which came to Highland Park in 1931 — went undetected for nearly five years in the state of Michigan.

— allie gross, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan has long been fertile ground for the far right," 17 Aug. 2017
Police say without the teacher's heroic intervention, the abuse could have gone undetected.

— author: kyle swenson, Alaska Dispatch News, "An alert airline passenger exposed a suspected child sex predator after glancing at his text messages," 5 Aug. 2017
That could mean corruption and fraud goes undetected at the expense of U.S. taxpayers.

— Washington Post, "Watchdog: Tight security hinders oversight of US Afghan aid," 1 Aug. 2017
Q: Is people’s hunger in our community sometimes a problem that goes undetected during the summer months?

— mary g. pepitone, kansascity, "It’s peach season in Missouri, here’s a dessert recipe for that," 1 Aug. 2017
That could mean corruption and fraud goes undetected at the expense of U.S. taxpayers.

— kathy gannon, The Seattle Times, "Watchdog: Tight security hinders oversight of US Afghan aid," 31 July 2017
Yet, many infections go undetected, and the bacteria can easily develop resistance.

— beth mole, Ars Technica, "Incurable gonorrhea is lurking—and we may not see it coming, WHO warns," 9 July 2017
While North Korea is known to have obtained other Soviet missile designs in the past, the new revelations suggest the possibility of a transfer of weapons secrets that has gone undetected until now.

— the washington post, NOLA.com, "How North Korea got its missile engines," 8 July 2017

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