unattended
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Yellowstone National Park regulations note that “pets may not be left unattended or tied to objects.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Because traditional, low-tech methods to crack ciphers are effective but time- and labour-intensive, historians "have more important problems to solve, so many ciphers like this often sit unattended", said Church.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
They then went to her home, where they heard a "child screaming" and found five unattended children in the garden.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
In some cases, relatives flee homes when a family member dies, without informing authorities, leaving highly infectious corpses unattended for days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
“Katniss Everdeen, the girl who was on fire, you have provided a spark that, left unattended, may grow to an inferno that destroys Panem.”
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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