unpublished
adjective
un·pub·lished
ˌən-ˈpə-blisht 
: not published: such as
a
: not released for public distribution or sale
an unpublished book/manuscript
b
: having no works that have been published
an unpublished author
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The Ahlhauser family is now selling the five unpublished negatives through Heritage Auctions.
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Jim Higgins, USA Today, 28 May 2026
The decision comes as part of an as-yet-unpublished High Court judgment in Columbia Pictures and others v British Telecommunications and others, filed in late 2025.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
More than 1,000 pages of unpublished reports from the Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and fusion centers obtained by WIRED show a national shift taking place to surveil this new and worryingly broad category of people and activities deemed an emerging threat.
—Daniel Boguslaw, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
Of particular value are unpublished recollections, memos, and other records addressing the appreciation of her by Elizabeth Hardwick and other editors at The New York Review.
—Benjamin Braude, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2026
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Jim Higgins, USA Today, 28 May 2026
The decision comes as part of an as-yet-unpublished High Court judgment in Columbia Pictures and others v British Telecommunications and others, filed in late 2025.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
More than 1,000 pages of unpublished reports from the Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and fusion centers obtained by WIRED show a national shift taking place to surveil this new and worryingly broad category of people and activities deemed an emerging threat.
—Daniel Boguslaw, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
Of particular value are unpublished recollections, memos, and other records addressing the appreciation of her by Elizabeth Hardwick and other editors at The New York Review.
—Benjamin Braude, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2026
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“Unpublished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpublished. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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