untapped
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Both companies are betting there is a big untapped market of overweight people who would favor a pill instead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
And some see Zimbabwe's vast and untapped deposits of rare-earth minerals and the transactional nature of Trump's politics as key to unlocking the cash.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
USC is putting a lot of faith in the untapped potential of Desman Stephens and Jadyn Walker, who both have very particular skill sets for defensive coordinator Gary Patterson to utilize.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
"The seeds are sprouting and the harvest is coming," Hichilema said, touting a planned nationwide geological survey to map untapped deposits.
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
He said there were so many untapped sources of energy in the world that it was ridiculous to be burning all that fossil fuel.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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