unsubstantiated

Example Sentences

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At the telecommunications company’s call for first-quarter results, management provided no clarity beyond its refusal to comment “on unsubstantiated reports,” the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

These claims were unsubstantiated as post-election polling shows that transgender policies are were often ranked low in priorities for surveyed voters.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

The author argues that Bovino’s inflammatory rhetoric and theatrical enforcement style backfired, with his unsubstantiated claim that slain ICU nurse Alex Pretti wanted to “massacre law enforcement” particularly damaging public perception of immigration enforcement efforts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

IonQ told Barron’s, which was the first to report on the allegations, that the firm had made “false, misleading, and unsubstantiated claims.”

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

“Objection! Your Honor, I object to this wild unsubstantiated testimony.”

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe