unapproved
Example Sentences
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Police said the flowers, though attractive, were unapproved—and letting Bradshaw skate could open the door to less desirable graffiti.
He said his wife was “killed in the prime of her life in her own home after being unlawfully injected with unsafe and unapproved substances by Libby Adame, an unlicensed individual falsely holding herself out as qualified to perform cosmetic procedures,” according to the civil complaint.
From Los Angeles Times
They also fear the state is on shaky legal ground with federal regulators who have, in recent years, cracked down on businesses offering certain unapproved therapies.
Company executives said they are clear-eyed about the potential harms with unapproved therapies.
Each time regulators promise reform, contaminated syrups reappear - reflecting a fragmented drug market and, critics allege, a weak regulatory system struggling to oversee hundreds of low-cost, often unapproved syrups produced by smaller manufacturers and sold over the counter.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
