Definition of unspecifiednext
as in one
known but not named some unspecified person is expected to replace him temporarily as director of operations until a permanent director can be found

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Recent Examples of unspecified The shareholder lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Delaware Chancery Court, seeks to block Paramount’s $111 billion merger with WBD and also seeks unspecified monetary damages. Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 July 2026 And the 50,000-strong flock in 2035 will produce an as-yet unspecified number of hours of daylight illumination and ‘round the clock indoor-level lighting to customers who request it. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 July 2026 The government seeks a court order barring the company from carrying diversity, equity and inclusion policies, plus unspecified damages for the unnamed employee. Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026 The Sentinel and other plaintiffs are seeking unspecified monetary sanctions, special jury instructions and other measures. Molly Crane Newman, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unspecified
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  • Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.
    SI.com, SI.com, 3 Aug. 2019
  • Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.
    Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018
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  • Attorneys representing the 26 unnamed workers said in a legal complaint filed in the United States Northern District Court of California that the plaintiffs were among the 10% of Meta's workforce cut in the company's May layoff round.
    Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced over the weekend that the unnamed patient works for a humanitarian aid organization and tested positive for the Bundibugyo virus, the strain of Ebola that is behind the DRC's outbreak.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 July 2026
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  • Euthanasia is legal under certain conditions in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Canada, Colombia, Australia and New Zealand.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
  • The Idaho Medical Cannabis Act initiative, which was spearheaded by the Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho, would have allowed people with certain health conditions to get access to medical cannabis treatment.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
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  • Hiddleston relies on professors, scholars, archaeologists and psychologists to piece together what happened to a teenage blacksmith apprentice, a businesswoman/bathhouse proprietor and an unidentified Praetorian guard.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
  • One of the victims, still unidentified, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, police said.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 July 2026

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“Unspecified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspecified. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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