undeliverable
adjective
un·de·liv·er·able
ˌən-di-ˈli-v(ə-)rə-bəl 
-dē-
: not capable of being delivered : not deliverable
undeliverable mail/email
an undeliverable parcel
a message returned as undeliverable
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Eventually, the women come up with ingenious new methods to trace mail previously considered undeliverable and work tirelessly to fulfill their task.
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
State of play: Nearly 3,500 mail-in or absentee ballots have unverifiable identification, were undeliverable or have potential flaws, including lacking a signature or security envelope, per city data as of Friday.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
The parcels containing those items will have become undeliverable for a number of reasons, including that the address is inadequate or illegible, or that the person may have moved or there is no return address.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 16 Oct. 2024
Election officials remain concerned after meeting with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy about 'exceptionally long delivery times,' ballots held for billing issues or being returned as undeliverable.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
State of play: Nearly 3,500 mail-in or absentee ballots have unverifiable identification, were undeliverable or have potential flaws, including lacking a signature or security envelope, per city data as of Friday.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
The parcels containing those items will have become undeliverable for a number of reasons, including that the address is inadequate or illegible, or that the person may have moved or there is no return address.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 16 Oct. 2024
Election officials remain concerned after meeting with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy about 'exceptionally long delivery times,' ballots held for billing issues or being returned as undeliverable.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Undeliverable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undeliverable. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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