uncollected

Example Sentences

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Images of uncollected garbage rotting on Havana’s streets have been broadcast across the globe.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Garbage in Havana goes uncollected, and public transport is collapsing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

"I cannot overstate the urgency of the situation we now face. We cannot execute budgets with uncollected funds, nor return funds we never received."

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

The BLS “carried forward” prices from September to stand in for the uncollected October values, economists at J.P.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

Piles of uncollected garbage, along with abandoned vehicles, dotted the banks.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French