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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Experts say Chinese engineers are among the best in the world and will have designed mitigation efforts for earthquakes and other hazards – but those will be untested in such an environment.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
The program will fast-track construction of new and untested reactor designs built by private firms, with an explicit goal of having at least three nuclear test reactors up and running by the United States' 250th birthday, July 4, 2026.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 17 Dec. 2025
Why would Binance and MGX decide to use the largely untested USD1?
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Ohio State, though largely untested, has been dominant and looks poised to defend its national title after finally vanquishing Michigan.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2025
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
The program will fast-track construction of new and untested reactor designs built by private firms, with an explicit goal of having at least three nuclear test reactors up and running by the United States' 250th birthday, July 4, 2026.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 17 Dec. 2025
Why would Binance and MGX decide to use the largely untested USD1?
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Ohio State, though largely untested, has been dominant and looks poised to defend its national title after finally vanquishing Michigan.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Untested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untested. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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