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unconfirmed

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    From un- + confirmed.

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    unconfirmed (not comparable)

    1. Not finally established, settled or confirmed.
      We are hearing unconfirmed reports of an explosion.
      • 2026 August 6, Nicholas Muhoro, “An Ohio Teen Vanished During a One-Mile Drive in 1994. Her Locked Car Was Found Hours Later”, in Skip Boring[1], archived from the original on 6 August 2026:
        That afternoon, there were some unconfirmed sightings of the Chevy Malibu being driven around Piqua.
    2. (Christianity) Not having undergone the ritual of confirmation.
      • 2001, Erwin Fahlbusch, Geoffrey William Bromiley, The encyclopedia of Christianity, Volume 2:
        In the ecumenical world a cry is heard for the admission of unconfirmed children to communion...

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