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unsolved

British  
/ ʌnˈsɒlvd /

adjective

  1. not having been solved or explained

    several unsolved murders

"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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This wind phone is dedicated to Robert Byrne, 28, whose 1995 disappearance is still unsolved.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

Scientists attribute that acceleration to dark energy, one of the most significant unsolved questions in modern physics.

From Science Daily Jun. 29, 2026

Read our previous coverage of the unsolved case.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

This was considered among the most important unsolved problems in combinatorics, a prominent branch of math and computer science dealing with finite objects and arrangements.

From Slate Jun. 22, 2026

The question is whether I can live with this being an unsolved mystery.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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