untreated

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One facility, San Antonio de los Buenos, can’t handle the volume, so mostly untreated sewage pours through a canyon creek and into the Pacific 5 miles south of the border, U.S. officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

“He went to several different hospitals, where his condition was repeatedly misdiagnosed and because of this negligence, the meningitis went untreated for eight months,” Stewart told the outlet.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Left untreated, severe aortic stenosis can lead to heart failure and death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

In contrast, untreated mice gained about 3 grams during the same period.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

In the untreated fields there was no trouble; the damage stopped at the border between treated and untreated fields.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson