undetected
adjective
un·de·tect·ed
ˌən-di-ˈtek-təd 
-dē-
: not observed, noticed, or detected
an undetected flaw/error
an undetected illness
These rare mistakes are subtle and may go undetected for months and even years.—
Mario Salvadori
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Breaches often go undetected for extended periods due to inadequate monitoring tools and processes.
—Dan Sorensen, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Older tracking devices might not set off an alert, and savvy creeps can reconfigure new trackers to follow you undetected for months.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
The latter option meant the noncitizen either approached an immigration official for asylum or illegally crossed the border undetected.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2025
Problems quickly emerged, but patients’ complaints went undetected by Kaiser’s Institutional Review Board, because it wasn’t told, according to an internal IRB timeline.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Dan Sorensen, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Older tracking devices might not set off an alert, and savvy creeps can reconfigure new trackers to follow you undetected for months.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
The latter option meant the noncitizen either approached an immigration official for asylum or illegally crossed the border undetected.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2025
Problems quickly emerged, but patients’ complaints went undetected by Kaiser’s Institutional Review Board, because it wasn’t told, according to an internal IRB timeline.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Undetected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undetected. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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