unknown

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That person’s condition is unknown, the department added.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

The Wall Street Journal and other US media, citing unnamed officials, reported that American forces had blown up two C-130s after they became stuck for unknown reasons.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

A search and rescue mission successfully recovered the pilot of the jet, but what happened to the jet's second crew member, a weapons systems officer, remains unknown, CBS News has reported.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The origins of gladiatorial combat are unknown, though it was generally agreed by the Romans that it had been a foreign import.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He had been buried without funeral or rite in the Cook County Cemetery at Dunning, amid the mad and the unknown dead.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros