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untapped

British  
/ ʌnˈtæpt /

adjective

  1. not yet used

    previously untapped resources

"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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Rather than rehashing traditional compositions, the group recognizes these sorely untapped sounds as living and malleable, creating new interpretations that bring them to our times without losing an ounce of their essence and verve.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Asset-management firms are targeting the largely untapped market as their traditional, large investors—endowments, pension funds and foundations—max out their desired exposure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

It was the one glaring omission from the calendar, and the race in Rwanda will give F1 a presence on every single inhabited continent, as well as access to a largely untapped market.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

The island has vast - and largely untapped - reserves of rare earth minerals, many of which are crucial for technologies including mobile phones and electric vehicles.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The most obvious untapped asset in America was still the home.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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