untreated

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Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer and, untreated, can be deadly.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

All of those properties stand close to Coronado’s wide, sandy beaches — which means they all face challenges as waters are often fouled by the northward flow of untreated sewage from greater Tijuana.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Together, these goals “should nearly eliminate 90% of all untreated flows reaching the coast,” according to Chad McIntosh, U.S. commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

She added: "Our monitoring of untreated and treated water shows no evidence of these substances being present in our supply."

From BBC • May 3, 2026

When I was seven, she begins, I had an intestinal disease that went untreated for lack of money to buy medicine.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario