unsolved
adjective
un·solved
ˌən-ˈsälvd 
-ˈsȯlvd
: not explained, corrected, or dealt with : not solved
an unsolved problem
unsolved math equations
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Over 30 years after their unexplained disappearance from a home in Springfield, Missouri, the unsolved case of three missing women continues to confound both authorities and online detectives alike.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Police in Fort Worth are investigating the unsolved killing of a 43-year-old man who was shot in March 2024.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025
On April 7, 2022, after reviewing unsolved homicides in the region, the Bureau of Indian Affairs Missing and Murdered Unit opened a full interagency investigation into the case, Ferguson’s office said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2025
For now, at least, their deaths remain an unsolved mystery.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Police in Fort Worth are investigating the unsolved killing of a 43-year-old man who was shot in March 2024.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025
On April 7, 2022, after reviewing unsolved homicides in the region, the Bureau of Indian Affairs Missing and Murdered Unit opened a full interagency investigation into the case, Ferguson’s office said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2025
For now, at least, their deaths remain an unsolved mystery.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Unsolved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsolved. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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