Definitions
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- adj. Not taken.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Not taken, in any sense.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Everybody has to play a version of the counterfactual game at one point or another, but the more this book rehearses the dropped catches and untaken roads and other metaphorical mixtures, the more it succeeds in showing that the pursuit has hit abruptly diminishing returns.
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The big step untaken: reducing the principal on mortgages.
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As I consistently debate with my YouTube students, the more we can document, and fake document, the more moving all that falls off the record will become: an impending nostalgia for whatever might be left untaken.
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My life may eventually become a series of disappointments and untaken paths, amounting to a quiet death in an alley with a .45 automatic in one hand and an ancient artifact of incredible power in the other.
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He vowed to leave no measure untaken, no effort unfulfilled.
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Joann found the resident suffering from physical and mental effects of dangerously high blood sugar, an apartment in complete disarray, and piles of untaken medications.
Ilaina Edison: Elder Independence: A Nurse-Driven, Community Approach
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On Wednesday all of the UNION [UEW] workers at Chicago-based Republic Windows and Doors were informed that Friday would be their last day of work, and that the company, as ordered by Bank of America who suspended their line of credit, would not honor their contracts for severance pay, sick days and untaken vacation.
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/Its pain, its pleasure,/Leave no path untaken (p. 306).
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In the video below, the Kardashian sisters talk about their untaken career paths, what to expect from Kourtney and Kim Take New York, and why Kim says that turning 30 was empowering.
VIDEO: The Kardashian Sisters Share Alternate Career Choices
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When efforts were untaken by leaders in those states to hold revotes to ensure that they had a voice in selecting our nominee, I supported those efforts.
Clinton Sends Letter to Obama - Real Clear Politics – TIME.com
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