unexposed
adjective
un·ex·posed
ˌən-ik-ˈspōzd 
: not exposed
a sheltered area unexposed to the wind
especially
: not subjected to radiant energy
unexposed film
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In other instances, researchers studying Gulf War Illness in veterans did not find a difference in uranium concentrations in urine between exposed and unexposed groups.
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Kathryn Higley, The Conversation, 16 June 2023
When Cardinal William Keeler released the Baltimore list in 2002, his decision earned the diocese a reputation for transparency at a time when the nationwide scope of wrongdoing remained largely unexposed.
—Lea Skene, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2023
The lockdowns and isolation that marked the first years of the pandemic left kids largely unexposed — and still vulnerable — to viruses other than covid for two winters, and doctors are now essentially treating multiple years' worth of respiratory ailments.
—Liz Szabo, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2022
Conditions such as Hidradenitis suppurativa—which affects hair follicles in typically unexposed areas like under the arms or in the groin—or discoid lupus, an autoimmune disease, can also cause skin cancers, and present a higher risk for Black patients than cancers usually caused by sun exposure.
—Jordan Blok, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2020
Even as the people were allowed more free movement, the infection of a largely unexposed populace has led to business closures as people are staying home either out of illness or prudence.
—Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
In two of the kids, there were fewer and less diverse unexposed cells, too, potentially leaving them with less of an ability to fight new infections.
—Leslie Nemo, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2019
The graph below shows the change in log earnings for exposed and unexposed cohorts depending on year of birth.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2011
The 27 members of the control group were entirely unexposed.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 Jan. 2023
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Kathryn Higley, The Conversation, 16 June 2023
When Cardinal William Keeler released the Baltimore list in 2002, his decision earned the diocese a reputation for transparency at a time when the nationwide scope of wrongdoing remained largely unexposed.
—Lea Skene, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2023
The lockdowns and isolation that marked the first years of the pandemic left kids largely unexposed — and still vulnerable — to viruses other than covid for two winters, and doctors are now essentially treating multiple years' worth of respiratory ailments.
—Liz Szabo, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2022
Conditions such as Hidradenitis suppurativa—which affects hair follicles in typically unexposed areas like under the arms or in the groin—or discoid lupus, an autoimmune disease, can also cause skin cancers, and present a higher risk for Black patients than cancers usually caused by sun exposure.
—Jordan Blok, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2020
Even as the people were allowed more free movement, the infection of a largely unexposed populace has led to business closures as people are staying home either out of illness or prudence.
—Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
In two of the kids, there were fewer and less diverse unexposed cells, too, potentially leaving them with less of an ability to fight new infections.
—Leslie Nemo, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2019
The graph below shows the change in log earnings for exposed and unexposed cohorts depending on year of birth.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2011
The 27 members of the control group were entirely unexposed.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 Jan. 2023
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First Known Use
circa 1691, in the meaning defined above
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