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unsolved

British  
/ ʌnˈsɒlvd /

adjective

  1. not having been solved or explained

    several unsolved murders
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  • unsolvable adjective

Example Sentences

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The partnership will seek to deploy autonomous vehicles in unsolved areas, such as the intersection of roadways, bike lanes and road-adjacent spaces.

From The Wall Street Journal

The worst seems to be over with no newly confirmed cases for a week, but there is still an unsolved mystery - why did this outbreak occur?

From BBC

The question is whether I can live with this being an unsolved mystery.

From Literature

One of the biggest unsolved challenges in modern physics is bringing together two powerful theories that describe very different parts of reality.

From Science Daily

She added it was "more unusual than not that we are in this situation", but the team was determined to get to the bottom of this "big unsolved case".

From BBC

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