unestablished
adjective
un·es·tab·lished
ˌən-i-ˈsta-blisht 
: not established: such as
a
: not firmly based
an unestablished reputation
an unestablished business
b
: having little or no previous success
unestablished writers
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That was Matt Breida, who — as an unestablished rookie — wore jersey No. 49 while gashing his way to a 53-man roster spot.
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David Lombardi, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
But despite the outward rearranging of power structures and sleeping arrangements, these shifts are depicted with such subtlety that its hard to identify what changes are born of metamorphosis in the wake of tragedy and what are previously unestablished character traits.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2024
Throwing to unestablished targets such as Nico Collins, Tank Dell and Noah Brown this season, Stroud has produced the mix of the ball placement, accuracy and functional mobility that led some to call him the best pure passer in this year's draft.
—Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Jan. 2024
Though umpire Todd Tichenor was the first big-leaguer to wear the Force3 mask during a game in 2014, players were more reluctant to try something new, especially from a small, unestablished manufacturer.
—Jared Diamond, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2021
The only thing that saved them was a COVID-19 treatment whose efficacy is still unestablished: convalescent plasma.
—Kat Eschner, Fortune, 29 June 2021
Most intriguing in this group of unestablished free agents is a former top prospect in baseball in Jurickson Profar.
—Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 16 Dec. 2020
Any artist in the music industry will testify that a 40 percent profit share is a great deal, especially for an unestablished artist that till this day has never delivered an album.
—Jasper Scherer, Houston Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2020
The only conventional-pop winner in the major categories was rising talent Dua Lipa, who won best new artist in a field of relatively unestablished names.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2019
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David Lombardi, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
But despite the outward rearranging of power structures and sleeping arrangements, these shifts are depicted with such subtlety that its hard to identify what changes are born of metamorphosis in the wake of tragedy and what are previously unestablished character traits.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2024
Throwing to unestablished targets such as Nico Collins, Tank Dell and Noah Brown this season, Stroud has produced the mix of the ball placement, accuracy and functional mobility that led some to call him the best pure passer in this year's draft.
—Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Jan. 2024
Though umpire Todd Tichenor was the first big-leaguer to wear the Force3 mask during a game in 2014, players were more reluctant to try something new, especially from a small, unestablished manufacturer.
—Jared Diamond, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2021
The only thing that saved them was a COVID-19 treatment whose efficacy is still unestablished: convalescent plasma.
—Kat Eschner, Fortune, 29 June 2021
Most intriguing in this group of unestablished free agents is a former top prospect in baseball in Jurickson Profar.
—Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 16 Dec. 2020
Any artist in the music industry will testify that a 40 percent profit share is a great deal, especially for an unestablished artist that till this day has never delivered an album.
—Jasper Scherer, Houston Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2020
The only conventional-pop winner in the major categories was rising talent Dua Lipa, who won best new artist in a field of relatively unestablished names.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2019
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“Unestablished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unestablished. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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