unpicked
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Zimbabwean farmworker Aaron Majatamhe was heading home at sunset after a shift in one of South Africa's top fruit-producing regions, where bushes laden with bright unpicked citrus stood in rows.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
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
But writing the changes into a full Act of Parliament was meant to prevent the new rights being easily unpicked by a future government.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025
Yellow snippets of stitching, unpicked from around the sole, to form the delicate threads of its heart.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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