adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an unsolved murder (= for which the killer has never been found )
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Police questioned the man about two unsolved murders.
an unsolved mystery
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What happened to her is still an unsolved mystery.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
crime
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In his past, however, there is an unsolved crime that continues to torment him.
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They could also be temporarily stationed in villages at the expense of the inhabitants as punishment for unsolved crimes .
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An unsolved crime that's even inspired Inspector Morse writer Colin Dexter.
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So, it remains an unsolved crime .
murder
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It presented a far better opportunity for an unsolved murder than killing her on his own premises.
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Rain thought a burglary beneath the notice of men with an unsolved murder on their hands.
mystery
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They were part of the Cicero Club, a society which met once a month or so to discuss famous unsolved mysteries .
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This book collects together what I consider to be some of the major unsolved mysteries of science.
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What happened to this piece is still an unsolved mystery .
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For the time being, the Phaistos Disc remains an unsolved mystery .
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To this day Devon Loch's collapse remains one of the Turfs greatest unsolved mysteries .
problem
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There remain, at the same time, two unsolved problems which have proved detrimental to the establishment of work schemes.
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This remains the most important unsolved problem of complexity theory.
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In fact there are many difficult and unsolved problems in this area.
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In 1905 Einstein ranked it among the top five unsolved problems in physics, and that status continues to this day.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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All too often, crimes of violence are left unsolved .
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What happened to the men on the expedition will always be an unsolved mystery.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But police also said that most unsolved female murders are not the result of domestic violence.
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It presented a far better opportunity for an unsolved murder than killing her on his own premises.
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Meanwhile, the problems of stagnant wages, low savings and sluggish productivity gains will remain unsolved .
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Next, I shall discuss some difficulties which it either generates or leaves unsolved .
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One of the most important unsolved questions here is the extent to which changes in ideas and attitudes are really autonomous.
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The group said that 15 of the arson fires remain unsolved .
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This book collects together what I consider to be some of the major unsolved mysteries of science.