1
: not satisfied or fulfilled
unmet needs
unmet expectations
an unmet deadline
2
: not having met
several unmet individuals
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Their body language, emotional shifts and recurring frustrations can all be silent indicators of deeper, unmet needs.
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
All but anointed the starting catcher to begin 2024, Campusano started quickly only to see the innings, bumps and bruises and unmet expectations mount.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Taken together, the two cases make something plain: many men do not know how to navigate situations in which their desires are unmet.
—Katie Ebner-Landy, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
Next Steps Boom sees a significant unmet market for supersonic transoceanic travel, claiming Overture could open 600 routes to hundreds of millions of travelers while being profitable for airlines at fares similar to first- and business-class tickets.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
All but anointed the starting catcher to begin 2024, Campusano started quickly only to see the innings, bumps and bruises and unmet expectations mount.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Taken together, the two cases make something plain: many men do not know how to navigate situations in which their desires are unmet.
—Katie Ebner-Landy, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
Next Steps Boom sees a significant unmet market for supersonic transoceanic travel, claiming Overture could open 600 routes to hundreds of millions of travelers while being profitable for airlines at fares similar to first- and business-class tickets.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Unmet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmet. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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