unavailable
adjective
un·avail·able
ˌən-ə-ˈvā-lə-bəl 
: not available: such as
a
: not possible to get or use
a book that is currently unavailable online
The conference room is unavailable this afternoon.
b
: unable or unwilling to do something
Officials were unavailable for comment.
The manager is unavailable to speak with you right now.
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The Clippers led by as many as 29 points, but with Leonard still unavailable because of a right knee injury that sidelined him for the last two weeks of the regular season, the game was never entirely out of reach.
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Make the witness ‘unavailable’ The defense attorneys said Rundle tacitly endorses misbehavior by offering no consequences for it.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Make the witness ‘unavailable’ The defense attorneys said Rundle tacitly endorses misbehavior by offering no consequences for it.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Unavailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unavailable. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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