as in rampant
showing no signs of being under control
unchecked corruption in the state's prison system
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That’s an unchecked box on coach Jim Harbaugh’s to-do list.
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Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
This year, retailers began to pump the brakes on unlimited, unchecked free returns, the data shows.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
The song is a declaration of independence and unchecked power, perfect for blasting on a drive in an SRT.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
Without the protection, conservationists warn that the sprawling grasslands could be cut into pieces by unchecked overdevelopment, and landowners risk the possibility of state groundwater regulation.
—John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024
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Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
This year, retailers began to pump the brakes on unlimited, unchecked free returns, the data shows.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
The song is a declaration of independence and unchecked power, perfect for blasting on a drive in an SRT.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
Without the protection, conservationists warn that the sprawling grasslands could be cut into pieces by unchecked overdevelopment, and landowners risk the possibility of state groundwater regulation.
—John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Unchecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchecked. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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