unregulated
adjective
un·reg·u·lat·ed
ˌən-ˈre-gyə-ˌlā-təd 
also -ˈrā-
: not regulated: such as
a
: disorderly, chaotic
unregulated habits
an unregulated mind
b
: not controlled by regulation
unregulated fishing
an unregulated industry
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The idea of unregulated securities seems really big with some of these big personalities who are driving things.
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Tim Marchman, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
In response to the unregulated health products being distributed by irregular practitioners and conventional physicians alike, as well as uproar over the unsafe food-handling practices revealed in Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, the contemporary American public-health apparatus was born.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
Federal drug safety officials advised against viral honey packets containing potentially unregulated ingredients.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, enrollment in unregulated private schools, which are often run by homeschool families, has increased dramatically.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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Tim Marchman, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
In response to the unregulated health products being distributed by irregular practitioners and conventional physicians alike, as well as uproar over the unsafe food-handling practices revealed in Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, the contemporary American public-health apparatus was born.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
Federal drug safety officials advised against viral honey packets containing potentially unregulated ingredients.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, enrollment in unregulated private schools, which are often run by homeschool families, has increased dramatically.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Unregulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unregulated. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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