unexplained

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A second attempt begins at 11:17 p.m., but the crew aborts and declares an emergency when flight attendants report feeling sick due to an unexplained smell permeating the cabin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Navy pilots seeing unexplained aerial phenomenon, then by a 2023 Congressional subcommittee hearing on the topic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

This has been the case since the dawn of mobile devices and algorithmic personalization, but forced separations may have turned curt, unexplained goodbyes into a perceived relationship norm.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

The force added he may have undergone a cosmetic procedure before his "unexplained" death in London.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

As though I were carrying around a mysterious, unexplained burden or weight.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides