unsolved mystery

collocation in English

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unsolved
adjective
uk
/ˌʌnˈsɒlvd/us
/ˌʌnˈsɑːlvd/
that has not ...
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mystery
noun
uk
/ˈmɪs.tər.i/us
/ˈmɪs.tɚ.i/
something strange or not known that has not yet been explained ...
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(Definition ofunsolvedandmysteryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The greatunsolvedmysteryis the question of unclaimed assets.
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However, the identity of the mother is anunsolvedmystery.
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Since then there has been much speculation about her death, but it remains anunsolvedmystery.
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His investigation further leads him to anunsolvedmystery20 years ago.
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The origin of the fire remains anunsolvedmystery.
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With no further investigation, the case had, since then, gone cold over the years, eventually acquiring the status of anunsolvedmystery.
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While covering similar ground, the books are complementary in providing different perspectives on one of science's greatest unsolved mysteries.
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What his role has been remains one of the great unsolved mysteries.
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The explanation of consciousness is one of the great unsolved mysteries in science.
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Although outwardly everything seems fine, the unit is grappling with unsolved mysteries.
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Liner notes read... this album seeks to amplify the haunting echoes of the past and explore the unsolved mysteries of the present.
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This quest remains one of the top eleven unsolved mysteries in physics today.
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The identity of the actual perpetrator and the precise type of poison he used remain unsolved mysteries.
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This program is about unsolved mysteries.
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