unchecked
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Whereas Hochman often compared L.A. to crime-plagued “Gotham City,” McKinney acknowledges the city’s more recent struggles are not with violence, but with quality-of-life crimes: unchecked homeless encampments, street racing, animal abuse on Skid Row.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Officials say they had little time to secure the 48,000-capacity venue, and thousands spilled onto the pitch and into the stands unchecked.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Both cases show how too much connectivity left unchecked can foster a lack of cohesion, duty and discipline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Left unchecked, it could outrun our ability to understand and control these systems, and so must be pursued very carefully, if at all,” he added.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The place had probably looked good once, but now unchecked ivy grew up its sides.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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