uncontrolled

Example Sentences

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Defection to solar has been so fast and uncontrolled that Pakistan’s energy utilities are struggling with falling sales.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Grimberg said that uncontrolled growth “is essentially cancer.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

This uncontrolled growth leads to inflammation, scarring, and a much higher likelihood of developing liver cancer.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

Without effective treatment, the outlook can be devastating, with uncontrolled fits putting children at high risk for injury and death.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

What would have been a minor fizzle in Earth's atmosphere became an uncontrolled conflagration in the container's pure oxygen environment.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir