1
: not satisfied or fulfilled
unmet needs
unmet expectations
an unmet deadline
2
: not having met
several unmet individuals
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Catch up quick: Phoenix started the season with high hopes after several years of unmet expectations, only to struggle through injuries and lackluster performance.
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Jeremy Duda, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
The lawsuit, filed in 2022 by 14 veterans and since made a class action, challenged the leases and asserted an unmet need for permanent housing on the campus.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
This unmet demand for union representation signals a disconnect between workers' needs and the existing labor infrastructure.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Given the unmet expectations from 2024 — and other recent seasons before that — the wait-and-see approach is almost always more advisable than making grand declarations about the Bears’ future.
True or false?
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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Jeremy Duda, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
The lawsuit, filed in 2022 by 14 veterans and since made a class action, challenged the leases and asserted an unmet need for permanent housing on the campus.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
This unmet demand for union representation signals a disconnect between workers' needs and the existing labor infrastructure.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Given the unmet expectations from 2024 — and other recent seasons before that — the wait-and-see approach is almost always more advisable than making grand declarations about the Bears’ future.
True or false?
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Unmet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmet. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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