unidentified

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Last week, police received reports of several unidentified individuals removing manhole covers and entering the sewer system.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The 2025 study adds another layer to that story by describing teeth from both Homo and an unidentified species of Australopithecus.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Remulla said that the unidentified men who sought to enter the Senate building were carrying weapons and that Senate security fired a warning shot.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The Sierra Madre Police Department said Saturday that a man — at that point unidentified — died after having a medical emergency on the trail and that no foul play was suspected.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

The only thing that seems even a little surprising is a bit of doggerel, a love poem in Prince Dain’s hand, about a woman who remains unidentified, except by her “sunrise hair” and “starlit eyes.”

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black