unfulfilled
adjective
un·ful·filled
ˌən-fu̇(l)-ˈfild 
also -fə(l)-
: not fulfilled:
a
: not filled : unsatisfied, unmet
… vital unfulfilled needs of the nation …—
Harry Truman
Harry Truman
b
: not carried out : not accomplished or finished
unfulfilled goals
unfulfilled shipments
c
: not converted into reality
an unfulfilled promise
d
: not having reached a point of satisfaction or happiness
… a family that includes a supportive yet equally unfulfilled wife …—Matt Roush
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At the Democratic National Convention, an ad also played to hit Trump over his administration’s unfulfilled promises of Foxconn.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
After a decade of unfulfilled promises to deliver autonomous vehicles, capable of traveling reasonable distances safely without a human at the wheel, there’s a hefty dose of skepticism about what Tesla can do technologically, and when its robotaxi might actually hit the market.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
The emails, some of them paragraphs long, proved their son had lived anything but an isolated and unfulfilled life in his basement bedroom.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
The American Indian Movement, which flourished around the same time, fought publicly and militantly for unfulfilled treaty rights and the reclamation of tribal lands.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
After a decade of unfulfilled promises to deliver autonomous vehicles, capable of traveling reasonable distances safely without a human at the wheel, there’s a hefty dose of skepticism about what Tesla can do technologically, and when its robotaxi might actually hit the market.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
The emails, some of them paragraphs long, proved their son had lived anything but an isolated and unfulfilled life in his basement bedroom.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
The American Indian Movement, which flourished around the same time, fought publicly and militantly for unfulfilled treaty rights and the reclamation of tribal lands.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Unfulfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfulfilled. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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