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
“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
The forest infernos, raging for days unchecked in France's southwest and in central Spain near Madrid, were among the worst each nation has seen in peacetime.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Some investors are also concerned about Musk’s “basically unchecked power” over SpaceX and the company’s roughly $2 trillion valuation, she added.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Everyone had seen what the future looked like if time travelers were allowed to muck about in history unregulated and unchecked.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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