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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Internal candidates to replace him include erstwhile World Series hero Ian Anderson, or untested rookies Hurston Waldrep, Davis Daniel, or the 20-year-old Fuentes, who last week became the youngest Braves starter since 1970.
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Still, nuclear propulsion is an entirely untested technology as well.
—Stephen Clark – Jun 3, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2025
Cowen suggests, in states with broadly-accessible voucher programs, the private schools that tend to have open slots are either low quality or new and untested.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 23 May 2025
Washington had to rely on risky and untested foreign sources for minerals and metals and use shipping routes vulnerable to attack.
—Heidi Crebo-Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 7 May 2025
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Still, nuclear propulsion is an entirely untested technology as well.
—Stephen Clark – Jun 3, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2025
Cowen suggests, in states with broadly-accessible voucher programs, the private schools that tend to have open slots are either low quality or new and untested.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 23 May 2025
Washington had to rely on risky and untested foreign sources for minerals and metals and use shipping routes vulnerable to attack.
—Heidi Crebo-Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 7 May 2025
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“Untested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untested. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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