unapproved

Example Sentences

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It is not clear how the unapproved material made it into the tainted copies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Others said the idea that Americans would be safer getting unapproved peptides from compounders doesn’t make sense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Hims “unlawfully mass markets unapproved versions of Novo Nordisk’s FDA-approved semaglutide medicines, deceiving patients and putting their health at risk,” Novo said in a statement earlier this month.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

The government agency said the biggest challenge was from medicines that were unlicensed or unapproved for use in the UK, which were often smuggled into the country across borders.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

These often bath'd she in her fluxive eyes, And often kiss'd, and often 'gan to tear; Cried, 'O false blood, thou register of lies, What unapproved witness dost thou bear!

From A Lover's Complaint by Shakespeare, William