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Recent Examples of unbaptized Researchers think the bodies likely belonged to unbaptized children. Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024 Because the Catholic Church promulgated the belief that a child who died unbaptized could not be buried in consecrated ground, lay people desperate for their children to be properly laid to rest would find their own sites of significance. NBC News, 8 Apr. 2021 Duendes, a type of gnome that has long been featured in regional Catholic lore, are said to haunt, and even steal, unbaptized babies. Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2018
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Adjective
  • But on Thursday, citing unnamed sources, the New York Post reported that the Trump administration was considering plans to cut tariffs on China to as low as 50% as soon as next week.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
  • Halfway through the book, the unnamed narrator – whose parents were immigrants from Iran and India – must go to Tehran after her father, who long ago moved back to Iran, has a heart attack.
    Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • Garcia said Wednesday that police were searching for the two unidentified suspects.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 8 May 2025
  • Fungi remain poorly understood, with over 90 percent of species still unidentified, the Financial Times reported.
    Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Adjective
  • The anonymous women filed a single lawsuit, in Los Angeles County, alleging that they were raped at his various homes in California and Las Vegas, according to the complaint.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 7 May 2025
  • The news outlet cites anonymous sources, and notes that the cast was given the option to not perform the night Trump will be in the audience.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 May 2025

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“Unbaptized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbaptized. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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