unborn

adjective

ˌən-ˈbȯrn How to pronounce unborn (audio)
Definition of unbornnext
as in future
of a time after the present a home entertainment system that can be adapted for products as yet unborn

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Recent Examples of unborn Many examples exist, such as student loan forgiveness, free healthcare, free college tuition and free access to mass murder of unborn children. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026 Maia Gutierrez, his stepdaughter, said his concern after waking up was for the woman and her unborn child. — Bymadison Weil, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026 An ambulance took the woman and child to a hospital, where the woman and her unborn child were pronounced dead, McCoy said. — Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 Her body was found 11 days later in the Huron-Manistee National Forest, her unborn baby cut from her womb and gone. — Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unborn
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  • Those findings may help developers evaluate design choices and build stronger technical cases for future projects.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • While investors get paid, the practice of private equity sponsors adding more debt to companies — known as dividend recapitalizations — risks weakening their ability to invest or weather future downturns in trading.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Unborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unborn. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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