unchecked
adjective
un·checked
ˌən-ˈchekt 
: not checked: such as
a
: not hindered, slowed, or restrained
unchecked growth
b
: not verified
unchecked data/information
Synonyms
Examples of unchecked in a Sentence
unchecked corruption in the state's prison system
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But here’s the catch: these agents, while powerful, come with risks that could cost your business dearly if left unchecked.
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Rich Vibert, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
But experts said the report for the first time presents a framework for a national strategy that would promote and coordinate efforts to address the overuse of groundwater in regions where unchecked pumping from wells is causing aquifer levels to fall.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
For out there in the courts, and in the court of public opinion, the unchecked maltreatment from rich and famous men remains too much to bear.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
The incoming Trump administration is all but certain to scrap the Energy Department's finding that continued unchecked LNG export approvals could raise global emissions and U.S. prices.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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Rich Vibert, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
But experts said the report for the first time presents a framework for a national strategy that would promote and coordinate efforts to address the overuse of groundwater in regions where unchecked pumping from wells is causing aquifer levels to fall.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
For out there in the courts, and in the court of public opinion, the unchecked maltreatment from rich and famous men remains too much to bear.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
The incoming Trump administration is all but certain to scrap the Energy Department's finding that continued unchecked LNG export approvals could raise global emissions and U.S. prices.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Unchecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unchecked. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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