unpicked

British

/ ʌnˈpɪkt /

adjective

(of knitting, sewing, etc) having been unravelled or picked out

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unpicked

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

Some of this will likely have to be unpicked to improve the situation in qualifying.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 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

Vedna had even unpicked his clan skin from his old jerkin, and sewn it to the parka.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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