as in unexplored
not having been found or noticed; not discovered
undiscovered territory The team of scientists searched the jungle for previously undiscovered species of insects.
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The financial shenanigans carried out by a single employee went undiscovered for nearly three years – where were the company’s auditors or the board’s audit committee?
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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Part of the southernmost Caribbean nation, Tobago is a tropical paradise that is relatively undiscovered by tourists and investors when compared to Trinidad, its larger sister island.
—Tobago House Of Assembly, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Image Image Since 2021, researchers have recovered 1,521 unclaimed, unidentified or undiscovered human remains from large-scale searches in state morgues, common graves and clandestine burial sites.
—Fred Ramos, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
This section of reef — categorized as coral reefs at depths between 100 and 500 feet — provides safety and refuge to creatures not found closer to the surface, and holds a wealth of undiscovered biodiversity.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Part of the southernmost Caribbean nation, Tobago is a tropical paradise that is relatively undiscovered by tourists and investors when compared to Trinidad, its larger sister island.
—Tobago House Of Assembly, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Image Image Since 2021, researchers have recovered 1,521 unclaimed, unidentified or undiscovered human remains from large-scale searches in state morgues, common graves and clandestine burial sites.
—Fred Ramos, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
This section of reef — categorized as coral reefs at depths between 100 and 500 feet — provides safety and refuge to creatures not found closer to the surface, and holds a wealth of undiscovered biodiversity.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
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