unattended
adjective
un·at·tend·ed
ˌən-ə-ˈten-dəd 
: not attended : not watched or looked after : lacking a guard, escort, caretaker, etc.
an unattended parking lot
a fire left unattended
unattended children
unattended luggage
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Firefighters believe that the fire was caused by a lithium-ion battery for yard equipment that was left unattended.
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Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
But the Trump administration recently dismissed about half of the C.D.C. employees at the agency’s 20 port health stations, leaving some stations entirely unattended.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
While the new head coach encourages his side to press higher and more aggressively, Andre is the man who retains the tactical discipline to ensure the centre of midfield is never left unattended.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Using VirtualBox’s unattended install feature (the default setting), Oracle Linux installs itself as a command-line-only system with no graphical user interface (GUI).
—Edward Mendelson, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
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Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
But the Trump administration recently dismissed about half of the C.D.C. employees at the agency’s 20 port health stations, leaving some stations entirely unattended.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
While the new head coach encourages his side to press higher and more aggressively, Andre is the man who retains the tactical discipline to ensure the centre of midfield is never left unattended.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Using VirtualBox’s unattended install feature (the default setting), Oracle Linux installs itself as a command-line-only system with no graphical user interface (GUI).
—Edward Mendelson, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Unattended.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unattended. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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