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Từ điển LongMan Dictionary
unconfirmed
un‧con‧firmed/ˌʌnkənˈfɜːmd◂ $ -ˈfɜːrmd◂/ adjective [Word Family: verb: confirm; noun: confirmation; adjective: confirmed ≠ unconfirmed] unconfirmed report/story/rumour etc a report etc that has not been proved or supported by official information: ▪ We’ve received unconfirmed reports of an explosion in central London.
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an unconfirmed report (=not yet supported by official information) ▪ There are unconfirmed reports that up to 2,000 people have been killed. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS NOUN report ▪ We have an unconfirmed report of shots fired in the area of Brandenburg Gate. ▪ Horrors include the bombing of civilians and unconfirmed reports that napalm has been used. ▪ One unconfirmed report said Hamilton had intended to take the children hostage but that his plan went awry. ▪ Several commercial tests are available but there are few and unconfirmed reports of their efficacy. ▪ By early afternoon, there's an unconfirmed report that the river has crested at 17.5 feet. ▪ The whereabouts of Pastor Tokes remained unclear, amid unconfirmed reports that he had been murdered. ▪ Then criticisms of him began to be heard and there were unconfirmed reports of assassination attempts. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ According to unconfirmed reports the government had offered talks with Bhutto in return for an agreement to end the agitation. ▪ By early afternoon, there's an unconfirmed report that the river has crested at 17.5 feet. ▪ Horrors include the bombing of civilians and unconfirmed reports that napalm has been used. ▪ It was hard to keep track of the unconfirmed star sightings. ▪ One unconfirmed report said Hamilton had intended to take the children hostage but that his plan went awry. ▪ There is an unconfirmed suggestion that Diaper was ordained priest in 1715. ▪ We have an unconfirmed report of shots fired in the area of Brandenburg Gate.
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