untrammeled
adjective
un·tram·meled
ˌən-ˈtra-məld 
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US untrammeled
or British untrammelled
: not confined, limited, or impeded
untrammeled greed/arrogance
the untrammeled free market
Since the later 1990s, when the first news sites were introduced on the Internet, most papers have offered untrammeled access to them.—
Michael Massing
Michael MassingShe looks back with amazement at the untrammeled single life she enjoyed not so long ago.—Paul Gray
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The United States’ vital interest lies in preventing China from attaining untrammeled regional hegemony in Asia.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
This untrammeled countryside has been on the eager traveler's map since the 18th century, when the likes of Wordsworth and Coleridge wrote about its vast landscapes.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2023
Despite his qualms, Trump was unable to counter the concerted drive by public-health officials to impose social restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as closing the schools—surely one of the most glaring exercises in untrammeled bureaucratic power in this country’s history.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
One of them, Christopher Caldwell, is an advocate for untrammeled majoritarianism.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
This untrammeled countryside has been on the eager traveler's map since the 18th century, when the likes of Wordsworth and Coleridge wrote about its vast landscapes.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2023
Despite his qualms, Trump was unable to counter the concerted drive by public-health officials to impose social restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as closing the schools—surely one of the most glaring exercises in untrammeled bureaucratic power in this country’s history.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
One of them, Christopher Caldwell, is an advocate for untrammeled majoritarianism.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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“Untrammeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untrammeled. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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