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unattributed

British  
/ ˌʌnəˈtrɪbjuːtɪd /

adjective

  1. not having been ascribed or attributed (to someone)

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  • unattributable adjective

Example Sentences

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Almost all of the stories on the site are unattributed, or simply attributed to “the California Courier.”

From Los Angeles Times

Media industry newsletters and the tabloids have become repositories for unattributed comments from CBS News insiders who are unhappy with the changes.

From Los Angeles Times

The style Matthiessen conjures is almost visual, with fragments of scene description and lines of unattributed dialogue arranged on the page like solitary brushstrokes or like breakers of spume on the open sea.

From The Wall Street Journal

One unattributed presentation shared in the group claimed that Gilead Sciences, the drugmaker, would purchase a 30% stake in Pheton and take two board seats.

From Barron's

The unattributed statement said the report found issues with “commissioner availability” that led to meeting cancellations and put “limits on their ability to conduct inspections.”

From Los Angeles Times