unrecognized

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un·rec·og·nized | \ ˌən-ˈre-kig-ˌnīzd

, -kəg- \

Definition of unrecognized

: not recognized: such as

a : not given deserved attention or notice Her achievements were left unrecognized.

b : not identified, detected, or known a problem that has gone unrecognized for months unrecognized symptoms

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Recent Examples on the Web But what sometimes goes unrecognized is the ripple effect on the whole of animal welfare. — BostonGlobe.com, "Helping shelter dogs get to their forever homes," 29 Apr. 2021 The system can’t see: An individual’s specific needs might go unrecognized. — Scott Hamilton, Forbes, "How To Get All Your Employees On The Same Page," 8 Apr. 2021 Hundreds of others are unrecognized, though, with varying claims of legitimacy. — Anna V. Smith/high Country News, oregonlive, "Members of Chinook Indian Nation liken lack of federal recognition to slow-motion ‘genocide’," 3 Apr. 2021 Food sensitivities and gut dysbiosis are very common, yet unrecognized, causes of distress. — cleveland, "Dear Annie: Should I tell my wife I cheated on her?," 12 Apr. 2021 Food sensitivities and gut dysbiosis are very common, yet unrecognized, causes of distress. — Annie Lane, oregonlive, "Dear Annie: Cheater wonders if he should tell his wife. Annie wonders why he’d want to," 12 Apr. 2021 But in a world where talent so easily goes unrecognized, other considerations, too, deserve weight where a patient’s welfare is concerned. — New York Times, "My Child’s Egg Donor Is Latin American. Does That Make Him Latino?," 6 Apr. 2021 Israel captured the Old City, home to holy sites of the three Abrahamic religions, in a 1967 war and later annexed it in a move unrecognized by the international community. — Fox News, "Singing hymns through masks, Christians mark pandemic Easter," 4 Apr. 2021 Armenia says the right of the internationally unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic to self-determination should be respected, while Azerbaijan says its territorial integrity must be upheld. — Zulfugar Agayev, Bloomberg.com, "Azeris, Armenians Plunge Into War With Russia, Turkey Watching," 27 Sep. 2020

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