unimpaired
adjective
un·im·paired
ˌən-im-ˈperd 
: not damaged or made weaker : not impaired
unimpaired speech
unimpaired influence
unimpaired drivers [=drivers who are not drunk, drugged, etc.]
Age had left his faculties unimpaired …—
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Researchers hope to enroll 200 cognitively unimpaired and mildly impaired mutation carriers and 40 non-carriers, who will receive a placebo, from the Colombian group.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2024
An alcohol-only diet would throw most species for a loop, but new research suggests that hornets can live—apparently unimpaired—with an 80 percent ethanol sugar solution as their sole food source.
—Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
After analyzing the 30-year data, the researchers found approximately half of the participants had died, with only 9% surviving to age 70 or older free of disease and unimpaired physical and cognitive health.
—Shiv Sudhakar, NBC News, 2 July 2024
The Deam wilderness currently spans 13,000 acres of hardwood forests legally preserved under 1964’s Wilderness Act, which requires land managers to maintain the area’s unimpaired natural condition.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 4 June 2024
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Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2024
An alcohol-only diet would throw most species for a loop, but new research suggests that hornets can live—apparently unimpaired—with an 80 percent ethanol sugar solution as their sole food source.
—Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
After analyzing the 30-year data, the researchers found approximately half of the participants had died, with only 9% surviving to age 70 or older free of disease and unimpaired physical and cognitive health.
—Shiv Sudhakar, NBC News, 2 July 2024
The Deam wilderness currently spans 13,000 acres of hardwood forests legally preserved under 1964’s Wilderness Act, which requires land managers to maintain the area’s unimpaired natural condition.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 4 June 2024
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“Unimpaired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unimpaired. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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