unchecked
Example Sentences
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"If that happened, police could not make arrests, courts could not remand offenders and there would be unchecked criminality on our streets," it added.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
France's major fire remained unchecked and volatile -- driven by gusts that in some cases were generated by the turbulent blazes themselves.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Multiply that by orders of magnitude when a wildfire crossing an urban interface is left unchecked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
How the gains hold up if AI-centered turbulence continues unchecked remains to be seen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
But they were both thinking it—that no one knew where they were, which afforded the authorities, whoever it was who wanted them kept here, complete and unchecked power to keep them detained and hidden indefinitely.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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