unfulfilled
adjective
un·ful·filled
ˌən-fu̇(l)-ˈfild 
also -fə(l)-
: not fulfilled:
a
: not filled : unsatisfied, unmet
… vital unfulfilled needs of the nation …—
Harry Truman
Harry Truman
b
: not carried out : not accomplished or finished
unfulfilled goals
unfulfilled shipments
c
: not converted into reality
an unfulfilled promise
d
: not having reached a point of satisfaction or happiness
… a family that includes a supportive yet equally unfulfilled wife …—Matt Roush
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Since then, Biden’s campaign has contrasted the unfulfilled promises of Foxconn with the expansion of Microsoft’s data center in Mount Pleasant, which is being built on the land that Foxconn was initially expected to use.
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—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 12 July 2024
Both cases involve asymptomatic infection, a scramble for tests and treatments, public-information campaigns, and the search for a vaccine—miraculously fast for COVID-19, still unfulfilled for H.I.V.
—Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
And of course, industrialized countries must move beyond the unfulfilled $100 billion pledge made at the last summit and commit to new policies such as climate disclosure requirements for public companies that can mobilize much greater volumes of funding.
—Kelly Sims Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2022
Her son-in-law had contacted the institution and discovered a final thesis, her unfulfilled obligation, was no longer required.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 19 June 2024
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Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 12 July 2024
Both cases involve asymptomatic infection, a scramble for tests and treatments, public-information campaigns, and the search for a vaccine—miraculously fast for COVID-19, still unfulfilled for H.I.V.
—Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
And of course, industrialized countries must move beyond the unfulfilled $100 billion pledge made at the last summit and commit to new policies such as climate disclosure requirements for public companies that can mobilize much greater volumes of funding.
—Kelly Sims Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2022
Her son-in-law had contacted the institution and discovered a final thesis, her unfulfilled obligation, was no longer required.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 19 June 2024
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“Unfulfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfulfilled. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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