adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an unexplained absence
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Did he give a reason for his unexplained absence?
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
reason
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Even films being co-produced with state-owned companies and the military were held up or banned for unexplained reasons .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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For years, Sukhbir's death remained unexplained .
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He wants to move to Georgia for some unexplained reason.
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The death of his first wife remains unexplained .
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There had been three unexplained fires at the school in the previous six months.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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About six months after Mr Reynolds' first premonition, he experienced unexplained noises, mainly thumping and banging.
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I looked at her across the counter and tried to detect some glimmer of unexplained Highland intuition.
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In 1978, in Providence, Rhode Island, disturbances broke out after an unexplained murder of a black man by police.
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Next day Jack pondered the mystery of the unexplained footsteps and laid plans to catch the intruder.
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On one occasion excreta was placed in the fridge and there was an unexplained minor fire.
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Science should explain the observed, not deny the unexplained .
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The court may then find that, if unexplained , it is irrational.