unanswered
adjective
un·an·swered
ˌən-ˈan(t)-sərd 
1
: not answered
unanswered letters
2
: scored in succession during a period in which an opponent fails to score
scored 20 unanswered points in the last quarter
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Twenty years have passed since 18-year-old Natalee Holloway of Alabama disappeared on May 30, 2005, during a senior trip to Aruba with her high school friends, but the Holloway family's private investigator says there are still many unanswered questions in the case.
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Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
Consider one emergency department I was involved with that logged 10,000 unanswered calls in a single month.
—John Samuels, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Despite the insights provided by these revealing works, significant unanswered questions remain for both mainstream media and Democratic politicians.
—Matt Klink, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
When the Die Hard actor, now 70, was diagnosed, Emma was left with unanswered questions.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 27 May 2025
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Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
Consider one emergency department I was involved with that logged 10,000 unanswered calls in a single month.
—John Samuels, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Despite the insights provided by these revealing works, significant unanswered questions remain for both mainstream media and Democratic politicians.
—Matt Klink, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
When the Die Hard actor, now 70, was diagnosed, Emma was left with unanswered questions.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 27 May 2025
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“Unanswered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unanswered. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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