1
: not subjected to tapping
an untapped keg
2
: not drawn upon or utilized
as yet untapped markets
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This week’s Club Sportico essay focuses on a recent announcement by the Kansas City Royals, who revealed a potential competitive advantage that’s largely untapped across Major League Baseball.
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Critics says his demands are linked rather to an ambition to seize its untapped mineral resources.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2026
To many readers, that figure implies vast, untapped wealth waiting only for political change to unlock it.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Yet much of the country’s resources remain untapped due to the island’s isolation, harsh conditions, environmental stewardship and the mining industry’s price sensitivity.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 17 Jan. 2026
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Critics says his demands are linked rather to an ambition to seize its untapped mineral resources.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2026
To many readers, that figure implies vast, untapped wealth waiting only for political change to unlock it.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Yet much of the country’s resources remain untapped due to the island’s isolation, harsh conditions, environmental stewardship and the mining industry’s price sensitivity.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Untapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untapped. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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untapped
adjective
un·tapped
ˌən-ˈtapt 
1
: not tapped
an untapped keg
2
: not drawn upon or used
as yet untapped markets
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