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unranked

American  
[uhn-rangkt] / ʌnˈræŋkt /

adjective

  1. not arranged in ranks or ordered with reference to a certain criterion; not assigned to positions in a hierarchy.


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Jacob had a meteoric climb from being an unranked university student in 2024 to the world's top 50 a year later - but he has recently hit a plateau.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Although unranked following her lengthy hiatus, Williams spent 319 weeks at No. 1 on the WTA’s singles rankings, including 186 straight weeks from February 2013 to September 2016.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

The preseason No. 5 is now unranked with a 12-5 record, already matching last year’s total losses, despite a 5-1 conference record.

From MarketWatch Jan. 15, 2026

The Hurricanes beat three ranked teams, but lost to two unranked ones.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 7, 2025

“It seems this year’s number one draft pick will be an untested, untried, unranked wild card”—he pronounces each word slowly, with huge emphasis—“who nevertheless impressed us all with her disruption of the opening ceremony game!”

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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