unspecified
adjective
un·spec·i·fied
ˌən-ˈspe-sə-ˌfīd 
: not named or stated explicitly : not specified
an unspecified location
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some unspecified person is expected to replace him temporarily as director of operations until a permanent director can be found
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The satellite launched on a Long March 3B into a geostationary transfer orbit, suggesting the unspecified target spacecraft for the refueling demo test might be in geostationary orbit more than 22,000 miles (nearly 36,000 kilometers) over the equator.
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Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
Although Gao has reportedly held on to his job, according to the sources, he has been banned from making public statements for an unspecified period of time.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
And another unspecified charge was former President George H.W. Bush pardoned former defense secretary Caspar Weinberger for potential charges stemming from the Iran-Contra scandal during the 1980s.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Both movies feature a killer clown, but while Joaquin Phoenix’s grinning menace suffers from delusions of grandeur and an unspecified mental illness, the hideous ghoul from hell in Terrifier known as Art hacks away at his victims with no discernible motivation beyond the grisly acts themselves.
—Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
Although Gao has reportedly held on to his job, according to the sources, he has been banned from making public statements for an unspecified period of time.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
And another unspecified charge was former President George H.W. Bush pardoned former defense secretary Caspar Weinberger for potential charges stemming from the Iran-Contra scandal during the 1980s.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Both movies feature a killer clown, but while Joaquin Phoenix’s grinning menace suffers from delusions of grandeur and an unspecified mental illness, the hideous ghoul from hell in Terrifier known as Art hacks away at his victims with no discernible motivation beyond the grisly acts themselves.
—Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Unspecified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unspecified. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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