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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Librarian Adam Vorobok has dug up stories of the unsolved murders of five women in 1904 and 1910, all in the vicinity of the railroad tracks in Cumminsville (now Northside).
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Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2025
After their parents got the police involved, the case remained unsolved for months until the FBI uncovered the shocking truth of who was behind the vicious messages after all.
—James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The Wood County Sheriff’s Office announced that Christopher Revak was behind the death of Deidre Harm, officially closing a case that had gone unsolved for nearly two decades.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Seven people died within a few days, all having consumed Tylenol filled with potassium cyanide, in a murder spree that remains unsolved.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 24 Oct. 2025
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Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2025
After their parents got the police involved, the case remained unsolved for months until the FBI uncovered the shocking truth of who was behind the vicious messages after all.
—James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The Wood County Sheriff’s Office announced that Christopher Revak was behind the death of Deidre Harm, officially closing a case that had gone unsolved for nearly two decades.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Seven people died within a few days, all having consumed Tylenol filled with potassium cyanide, in a murder spree that remains unsolved.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Unsolved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsolved. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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