unchecked

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But for now, here are three quick ways to build a digital barrier between you and mindless unchecked spending:

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Sensibility and natural eclecticism, rather than unchecked ambition, is what propels Joseph; he has an innate knack for assembling bands and ensembles, good taste and good timing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

"If left unchecked," he said, this mismanagement "could create a culture incompatible with human spaceflight."

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

“It’s decision-making and leadership that, if left unchecked, could create a culture incompatible with human spaceflight.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 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