unconfirmed

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Recent Examples of unconfirmed While unconfirmed, insiders say the film will be set in a prison. Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026 More than 180,000 unconfirmed reports were made to Downdetector, peaking in the early afternoon. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026 Scuttlebutt about the emergence of a second potential buyer remains unconfirmed. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2026 Other unconfirmed paramours include A$AP Rocky, multiple NBA players, and, most recently, Bad Bunny. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unconfirmed
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Adjective
  • Fleming’s lawyer said the 2025 drug charge was an unproven allegation.
    Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • That includes a criminal inquiry into Powell and the Fed over a multibillion-dollar renovation of its headquarters and an attempt to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook over unproven allegations of mortgage fraud.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • So many of them were untested by the heat and danger, the din and violence and fear, of the battlefield.
    Kostya Kennedy, Time, 16 Feb. 2026
  • McCarthy warned that being too quick to bring untested criminal cases against political adversaries risks damaging institutional legitimacy regardless of which party is in power.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Trauernicht, the former fire chief, allegedly approved numerous fraudulent paychecks for his female assistant.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
  • If convicted, the suspects will have to forfeit to the government any property purchased with proceeds from the fraudulent cattle deals.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
Adjective
  • Supporters of recent state AI regulations said the measures will address potential threats to public safety and personal privacy, and to counter any mendacious actions created by AI, while not hindering innovation.
    Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
  • 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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“Unconfirmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconfirmed. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.

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