untapped

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South America's second-biggest economy has produced almost no copper since 2018 but has massive untapped reserves of the metal, which is critical for the construction, renewable energy and AI sectors.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

“They don’t have boundaries. They’re untapped in that way.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Further analysis of newly identified enzymes and compounds suggests there is enormous untapped potential for advances in biotechnology and medicine.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

Both companies think there is a large, untapped market for pill versions of weight-loss drugs, because some people don’t like needles or find pills more convenient.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

People with first mortgages had vast amounts of equity locked up in their houses; why shouldn’t this untapped equity, too, be securitized?

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis