unchecked
adjective
un·checked
ˌən-ˈchekt 
: not checked: such as
a
: not hindered, slowed, or restrained
unchecked growth
b
: not verified
unchecked data/information
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Examples of unchecked in a Sentence
unchecked corruption in the state's prison system
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Additionally, fan education campaigns should emphasize the risks of unchecked AI proliferation in eroding the creative economy.
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Virginie Berger, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Advocates are now calling for sweeping reforms to address the systemic issues that allowed such atrocities to go unchecked for years.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The concern is that mirror bacteria could evade many natural immune defenses of humans, animals and plants, infecting host organisms and replicating unchecked, an international group of 38 prominent researchers wrote in Science last week.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
If that infection, too, goes unchecked, there can be a bloodstream infection or urosepsis — sepsis from a urinary source.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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Virginie Berger, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Advocates are now calling for sweeping reforms to address the systemic issues that allowed such atrocities to go unchecked for years.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The concern is that mirror bacteria could evade many natural immune defenses of humans, animals and plants, infecting host organisms and replicating unchecked, an international group of 38 prominent researchers wrote in Science last week.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
If that infection, too, goes unchecked, there can be a bloodstream infection or urosepsis — sepsis from a urinary source.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Unchecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unchecked. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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