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  • adjective Not attributed to a source, creator, or possessor.

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  • adjective Lacking attribution; of unknown authorship

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un- +‎ attributed

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Examples

  • That particular description of the woman is unattributed, which is a practice that Right Wingers always criticize, and it’s buried near the very end of the article.

    Think Progress » ThinkFast: February 17, 2010 2010

  • Brumby further claimed that the story in the daily 'The Age' that said that Indian High commissioner Sujatha Singh complained over the attacks issue to Governor General Quentin Bryce in Sydney was "unattributed" and "entirely unsubstantiated".

    Times Now 2010

  • By comparison, the official version of ACTA will be released in an "unattributed" form; countries 'negotiating stances will not be included. before this negotiating round that release of the ACTA text would be conditional upon progress being made towards agreement on substance.

    EFF.org Updates gwen 2010

  • Brumby further claimed that the story in the daily 'The Age' that said that Indian High commissioner Sujatha Singh complained over the attacks issue to Governor General Quentin Bryce in Sydney was "unattributed" and "entirely unsubstantiated".

    Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Views' 2010

  • By comparison, the official version of ACTA will be released in an "unattributed" form; countries 'negotiating stances will not be included. before this negotiating round that release of the ACTA text would be conditional upon progress being made towards agreement on substance.

    EFF.org Updates gwen 2010

  • And, it seems, we won't have to wait till after the election to hear those sniping quotes-and, it seems that they won't be "unattributed," either.

    The Seminal :: Independent Media And Politics 2008

  • Russell looked lighter than he was in 2010 at the camp, contrary to unattributed reports which had him in the 290-pound range, and threw the ball fairly well on Friday, although he had limited reps and didn't pass nearly as well on Saturday and Sunday.

    Oakland Raiders Team Report 2010

  • There are also no less than 98 unattributed quotations, with a "senior European official" reliably presenting views that would no doubt go down well at the National Iranian American Council.

    It Takes Two to Engage Sohrab Ahmari 2012

  • He was obliged to appear before lawmakers because in addition to unattributed articles and journals, he is also accused of lifting work from parliament's research department, a potential abuse of office.

    German opposition jumps on plagiarism Patrick McGroarty 2011

  • Titled "It Came from Wasilla," by Todd S. Purdum, there's little left out and unexamined, although often with unattributed quotes from people within the remnants of the McCain campaign, the Alaska Republican Party, and insiders in the national GOP and the media who came to know the governor of Alaska as she ran as the vice presidential candidate last year.

    Palin Comparison 2009

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