undetermined
Britishadjective
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not yet resolved; undecided
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not known or discovered
Example Sentences
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The country's health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said the woman had died of "pneumonia of an undetermined etiology".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Irkutsk Regional Governor Igor Kobzev said Monday that a Rospotrebnadzor watchdog inspection had found that the woman died of pneumonia and the cause was "undetermined".
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Irkutsk Regional Governor Igor Kobzev said Monday that a special expert commission inspection in the region had found that "the cause of death was pneumonia of undetermined aetiology".
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Cooke added that along with standard punishments for not fulfilling a fixture, there was were also possible "undetermined" extras.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Again, after an undetermined stretch of time, my mother announced that we were going to move, that we were going back to West Helena.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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