unchecked
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The way Spain sees it, the crisis has been contained and Ceuta is not in the Schengen zone so Moroccan migrants were never going to head for mainland Europe, unchecked.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
“A pattern of unchecked and unaddressed mistakes in complying with court orders will be viewed as a deliberate and strategic choice,” he wrote in his order.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 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
Guards gave these managers, who were always male and tended to be physically imposing, virtually unchecked authority over their fellow prisoners.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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