unfilled

Example Sentences

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According to Bonta’s office, key staff positions remained unfilled at the time of the visit and the facility “does not have enough medical doctors for its detainee population size.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

Factory inventories ticked up 0.1% during November, as did unfilled orders for the manufacturing industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Boeing currently lists 6,720 unfilled orders with a backlog of 6,130 after an adjustment under US accounting standards.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

On top of those late payments, the vendor said his firm has more than $35,000 worth of unfilled orders that have been held up since October, when Saks instructed him to halt all shipments.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

As for our wants, they are many and unfilled, for who is so rich or compassionate as to supply them?

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya