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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But the specs say nothing about security or defense systems on board — beyond an anti-intrusion system for when the aircraft is left unattended — and the communications system that's listed is for basic entertainment.
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Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 23 May 2025
Green is good, while amber means something — maybe a fire alarm or an unattended bag — is being investigated, so stewards should be alert.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 10 May 2025
There was also not enough time for scientists to properly shut down the laboratories before they were locked out from their email systems and the building, two CDC officials said, with equipment still running and hazardous materials left unattended.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, unattended slabs of too-warm pork were found on a push cart, a repeat violation.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025
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Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 23 May 2025
Green is good, while amber means something — maybe a fire alarm or an unattended bag — is being investigated, so stewards should be alert.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 10 May 2025
There was also not enough time for scientists to properly shut down the laboratories before they were locked out from their email systems and the building, two CDC officials said, with equipment still running and hazardous materials left unattended.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, unattended slabs of too-warm pork were found on a push cart, a repeat violation.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025
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“Unattended.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unattended. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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