unfunded
adjective
un·fund·ed
ˌən-ˈfən-dəd 
1
: not funded : floating
an unfunded debt
2
: not provided with funds
unfunded schools
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Illinois faces a defining fiscal challenge: a staggering $144 billion in unfunded liabilities across its five state pension systems.
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Derek Douglas, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
The claims already filed have exposed our state government to more than $3 billion in unfunded liabilities and the number is expected to rise as new cases are filed.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2025
The governor dismissed it as an unfunded mandate that would overwhelm prisons but abandoned efforts to actively oppose it.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2025
This is an unfunded mandate at a time when Donald Trump's tariff tax is literally raising the cost of groceries.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 1 June 2025
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Derek Douglas, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
The claims already filed have exposed our state government to more than $3 billion in unfunded liabilities and the number is expected to rise as new cases are filed.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2025
The governor dismissed it as an unfunded mandate that would overwhelm prisons but abandoned efforts to actively oppose it.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2025
This is an unfunded mandate at a time when Donald Trump's tariff tax is literally raising the cost of groceries.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 1 June 2025
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“Unfunded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfunded. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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