unknown

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That person’s condition is unknown, the department added.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

A search and rescue mission successfully recovered the pilot of the jet, but what happened to the jet's second crew member, a weapons systems officer, remains unknown, CBS News has reported.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The fate of the weapons operator -- who sits behind the pilot during flight -- remains unknown.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The origins of gladiatorial combat are unknown, though it was generally agreed by the Romans that it had been a foreign import.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Instead, I looked down the well and saw nothing but the dark river water flowing freely, appetizingly on its way to some unknown destination.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall