unfired
adjective
un·fired
ˌən-ˈfī(-ə)rd 
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After noticing the patio door open at a nearby apartment, officers found a handgun magazine, gun cleaning brushes and an unfired handgun cartridge scattered on the floor of the hallway inside, according to charging documents.
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Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2024
Investigators have alleged an unfired bullet at the crime scene was ejected from Allen's semiautomatic pistol.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 20 May 2024
Made from unfired mud brick, the rectangular mastaba measures about 26 feet by 39 feet (8 meters by 12 meters) and features seven burial shafts, as well as another shaft for ceramic bowls and other items used in burial rituals.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
Other communities experience so much violence that the confiscation of an unfired weapon from a school building filled with children doesn’t rate as news.
—Steven Rich, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
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Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2024
Investigators have alleged an unfired bullet at the crime scene was ejected from Allen's semiautomatic pistol.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 20 May 2024
Made from unfired mud brick, the rectangular mastaba measures about 26 feet by 39 feet (8 meters by 12 meters) and features seven burial shafts, as well as another shaft for ceramic bowls and other items used in burial rituals.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
Other communities experience so much violence that the confiscation of an unfired weapon from a school building filled with children doesn’t rate as news.
—Steven Rich, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
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“Unfired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfired. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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