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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Today the art world is reeling over not just her deception, but also the stain Ms. Schiff has left on the largely unregulated business of art advising.
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Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
The federal government is, in effect, suddenly being run like an A.I. startup; Musk, an unelected billionaire, a maestro of flying cars and trips to Mars, has made the United States of America his grandest test case yet for an unproved and unregulated new technology.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025
If Medicaid expansion is cut, more people will be forced into unregulated and risky networks to obtain life-sustaining medicine.
—Tony Christiano, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
People can sell and trade art with practically no regulation, and this is easier to do because of NFTs—tokens as art have a precedent that was left mostly unregulated.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
The federal government is, in effect, suddenly being run like an A.I. startup; Musk, an unelected billionaire, a maestro of flying cars and trips to Mars, has made the United States of America his grandest test case yet for an unproved and unregulated new technology.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025
If Medicaid expansion is cut, more people will be forced into unregulated and risky networks to obtain life-sustaining medicine.
—Tony Christiano, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
People can sell and trade art with practically no regulation, and this is easier to do because of NFTs—tokens as art have a precedent that was left mostly unregulated.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Unregulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unregulated. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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