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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The company also revealed that the concept is designed to fit within existing airport gates and airline operations, use standard jet fuel or sustainable aviation fuel, and avoid reliance on airport charging infrastructure or untested fuel types.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Sexual Assault Kit Initiative in 2021 and 2023, allowing previously untested evidence to be reexamined.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 12 June 2026
The researchers were dealing mostly in speculation — the gene modification technology that scientists could use to doom the screwworm is untested at scale and not ready to be deployed.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 June 2026
Some people just can’t wrap their heads around EVs and still see them as an exotic, untested technology.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Sexual Assault Kit Initiative in 2021 and 2023, allowing previously untested evidence to be reexamined.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 12 June 2026
The researchers were dealing mostly in speculation — the gene modification technology that scientists could use to doom the screwworm is untested at scale and not ready to be deployed.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 June 2026
Some people just can’t wrap their heads around EVs and still see them as an exotic, untested technology.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
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“Untested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untested. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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