untapped
Britishadjective
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He has brought F1 back to Africa, where the last grand prix was held in 1993 in South Africa, and opened up a potential market of 100 million people that is largely untapped.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Sources told my colleagues that the price was $4 billion, which would be a baseball record and speaks to the Halos’ untapped potential.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Attracting new customers—both in existing markets and untapped ones—requires heavier advertising, especially because the company primarily sells its products online.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
And there is untapped power in that consensus.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
There was no guessing what mineral wealth hid in the soil, untapped because the old ferns, flowers, bushes, and trees had tired themselves to death.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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