Example Sentences

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Five years later, the mechanisms that would have allowed that spiral are still unpatched, Peterffy says.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

He said the hacker groups usually target out-of-date or unpatched security systems, or use traditional phishing methods—baiting users with fake emails or texts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Palo Alto, California-based VMware fixed the bug back in February 2021 but the attacks are targeting older, unpatched versions of the product.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2023

There will always be people with older unpatched versions of firmware on their wallets — like Reich — and he’s confident newer devices will still be vulnerable in different ways even if they’re patched.

From The Verge • Jan. 24, 2022

Yet he looks at me mournfully with his unpatched eye as if I’m the one to pity.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman