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unsold

British  
/ ʌnˈsəʊld /

adjective

  1. not sold

    quantities of unsold stock

"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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Clothing, as a result, sat on racks and stockroom shelves unsold.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Meanwhile, Iran is scrambling to find new ways to store its unsold oil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Eleclink is already tracking 4% ahead of full-year consensus, with 11% of capacity still unsold, Cullinane adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Tickets also remain available for more than a third of the 72 group-stage games and many of the expensive hospitality packages are unsold.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

In the morning they’d pile into the wagon with their unsold harvest and set out on the long journey home.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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