unacknowledged
adjective
un·ac·knowl·edged
ˌən-ik-ˈnä-lijd 
-ak-
: not generally recognized, accepted, or admitted : not acknowledged
His involvement in the cover-up has remained unacknowledged.
Her efforts should not go unacknowledged.
Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.—
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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This attitude speaks of international law and international bodies, but its unacknowledged backstop is American military strength.
—Dominic Green, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
Hawkins, an editor and reporter for The Wall Street Journal, details the harsh realities of growing up in a middle-class Black family with deep, unacknowledged ancestral wounds.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025
When tragedy struck, the two — both unacknowledged addicts — found themselves on a collision course with catastrophe.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
It was presumably dropped into the federal melting pot to become the first but unacknowledged coinage of California gold.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Dominic Green, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
Hawkins, an editor and reporter for The Wall Street Journal, details the harsh realities of growing up in a middle-class Black family with deep, unacknowledged ancestral wounds.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025
When tragedy struck, the two — both unacknowledged addicts — found themselves on a collision course with catastrophe.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
It was presumably dropped into the federal melting pot to become the first but unacknowledged coinage of California gold.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Unacknowledged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unacknowledged. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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