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unread

[uhn-red] / ʌnˈrɛd /










ADJECTIVE
untaught
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We've all been there: putting off certain tasks then being left with essays up to the wire, loads of messages unread and that bedroom sort-out that just never happens.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Raden prefers to operate at “inbox zero,” but on Friday, she has 132 unread emails, which physically pains her.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

And that might have been where this all ended—an unread message sinking to the bottom of my inbox—if not for an email LabCorp sent three weeks later.

From Slate Jan. 13, 2026

How many unread text messages do you have?

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 26, 2025

On a desk in Vancouver, Barry Voight’s report predicting a landslide followed by an enormous eruption sat, unread.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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