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Recent Examples of unconfirmed
The allegations got a new charge late last month when conservative influencer Nick Shirley posted an unconfirmed video claiming that day care centers in Minneapolis run by Somalis had fraudulently collected over $100 million in government aid.
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Nicholas Riccardi, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Handler asked in a new interview about unconfirmed reports about who is and isn't a member of the group.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
There were unconfirmed reports that at least one student was severely injured during a confrontation with security services in Tehran.
—CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
The allegations are not part of a court document or witness testimony; they’re transcribed from a 2020 call to the FBI tip line, and totally unconfirmed.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
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Nicholas Riccardi, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Handler asked in a new interview about unconfirmed reports about who is and isn't a member of the group.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
There were unconfirmed reports that at least one student was severely injured during a confrontation with security services in Tehran.
—CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
The allegations are not part of a court document or witness testimony; they’re transcribed from a 2020 call to the FBI tip line, and totally unconfirmed.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconfirmed
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LaFleur deserves credit for leading the transition from four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers to the previously unproven Jordan Love, but an early exit from this year’s playoff field will show how long of a leash that test gave him.—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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His young quarterback was promising but unproven.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Yet rather than assign a human to make that call, ICE’s human resources department outsourced the task to an untested large language model (LLM).—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
15 Jan. 2026
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Naturally, there were anxious flurries in the first half, but Lucas Perri was virtually untested after the break.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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Ghost sued Wilson for defamation, leading to a countersuit accusing Ghost, Gregory Cameron, and Vince Holden of breach of contract, false imprisonment, fraudulent inducement, and infliction of emotional distress.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
15 Jan. 2026
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The bottom line Disputing collections debt is your legal right and often your best financial move when accounts are inaccurate, fraudulent or legally unenforceable.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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He was found dead lying face up on his hotel bed with no signs of trauma, according to a Monday report from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Florida.—
Kenan Draughorne,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2022
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In the dry California hills, an intentional community tries to build a pyre for one of its own, and, in the complex and mendacious aftermath, may end up sort of burning down the nation-state.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2025
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To claim the opposite rings hollow at best, if not mendacious.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Unconfirmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconfirmed. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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