ungoverned

Example Sentences

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Another U.S. goal is to aggressively counter anti-American propaganda by Islamist extremist groups, which the administration says have been driven from strongholds in the Middle East and are “exploiting the ungoverned spaces” across Africa.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

They try to define the bounds of legitimate government by asking how individuals in an ungoverned “state of nature” would agree to be governed.

From Slate • May 9, 2024

It’s also a portal, bringing him into contact with the ungoverned and unfamiliar by allowing him to navigate the world on his terms.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2024

It’s already happened, Dickert said, referencing a tampering issue he says has gone wrongfully ungoverned by the NCAA.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2023

To check the ungoverned spell and drive off the shadow from Ged, Nemmerle had spent all his power, and with it his bodily strength was gone.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin