untested
adjective
un·test·ed
ˌən-ˈte-stəd 
: not put to a test : not proved by trial or experience
untested new drugs
an untested politician
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China has an untested military, a looming demographic crisis, a faltering economy and a forthcoming succession struggle.
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John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
This dynamic may be leading more people to try purported psilocybin products that are untested and prohibited but nonetheless sold at some retail stores, says legal researcher Mason Marks, a law professor at Florida State University who focused on psychedelics.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
The dozens of lawsuits that followed had been entangled in legal imbroglios about how to interpret the untested law.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
After last year’s poorly received stint in Las Vegas, the market will return to Los Angeles this November at a new, untested venue — the Fairmont Century Plaza in Century City.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
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John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
This dynamic may be leading more people to try purported psilocybin products that are untested and prohibited but nonetheless sold at some retail stores, says legal researcher Mason Marks, a law professor at Florida State University who focused on psychedelics.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
The dozens of lawsuits that followed had been entangled in legal imbroglios about how to interpret the untested law.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
After last year’s poorly received stint in Las Vegas, the market will return to Los Angeles this November at a new, untested venue — the Fairmont Century Plaza in Century City.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Untested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untested. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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