unpicked
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Thousands of positions go unfilled, which means apples go unpicked and tomatoes rot in fields.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
But the Surge’s bylaws are clear that no nit be left unpicked, and so we have to quibble with his framing.
From Slate • Jan. 17, 2026
A Reform government could indeed do so - although it would lead to some thorny legal problems if a lots of other laws linked to both were not unpicked at the same time.
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025
It is a Budget that will be unpacked and unpicked for months, perhaps years to come.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2024
Ripe grain went unharvested; unpicked orchard fruits were left in trees to rot as communities fled from the invaders.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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