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unexploited

/ ˌʌnɪksˈplɔɪtɪd /

adjective

  1. (of resources) not being used effectively

    rich with unexploited minerals

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Since all I care about is that the Democrats win, my thoughts are all about the unexploited opportunities being handed the Democrats to take Trump out.

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“The numbers are very bad,” but 30% of the population is under 30 years of age, and the town is “too often unexploited.”

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For Hollywood that means a gold mine of intellectual property with a built-in audience of gamers has gone mostly unexploited.

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Which is reasonable enough: Many of Saunders’ stories have unexploited potential for Hollywood studio films.

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Israel produces roughly 12 billion cubic meters of natural gas a year, though industry analysts say at least double that amount exists in unexploited reserves.

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