unsolved
adjective
un·solved
ˌən-ˈsälvd 
-ˈsȯlvd
: not explained, corrected, or dealt with : not solved
an unsolved problem
unsolved math equations
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However, some are hopeful that this math could be useful at tackling some difficult problems in physics that are currently unsolved.
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Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The Yogurt Shop Murders is a new HBO documentary about the unsolved 1991 homicide of four teenage girls in Austin.
—EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan credited old-school, shoe-leather policework with leading investigators to Kevin Lino, 38, as a suspect in the unsolved deaths of two men found dead more than a decade ago.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Officials said the circumstances of their disappearance remain unsolved.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
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Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The Yogurt Shop Murders is a new HBO documentary about the unsolved 1991 homicide of four teenage girls in Austin.
—EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan credited old-school, shoe-leather policework with leading investigators to Kevin Lino, 38, as a suspect in the unsolved deaths of two men found dead more than a decade ago.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Officials said the circumstances of their disappearance remain unsolved.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Unsolved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsolved. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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