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
Examples of unregulated in a Sentence
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Likening today’s digital revolution to the late-nineteenth-century Gilded Age of unregulated capitalism, Wheeler makes a powerful case for U.S. government action to set rules that protect the public interest.
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Tom Wheeler, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Approximately 36% of all plastics produced are used in packaging, which includes single-use plastic for food and beverage containers, the U.N. reports, noting, approximately 85% of those single-use products end up in landfills or as unregulated waste.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
But as other states crack down on this fast-emerging, unregulated breed of cannabis product, there is no evidence of urgency in Madison.
—John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Ashley Okwuosa, The Examination | Amy Yurkanin, Al.com, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
Warnings about medical procedures at unregulated med spas are rising.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
At the time, medicine wanted nothing to do with dentistry, which was practiced by unregulated and inadequately trained itinerants, says medical and dental historian Andrew I. Spielman, a dentist and oral surgeon at the New York University College of Dentistry.
—Lola Butcher, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
The programs typically cost in the same ballpark as college tuition, and despite having been at the center of many abuse and corruption scandals, the industry remains largely unregulated, according to the American Bar Assn.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
People turn to unregulated online donor markets for different reasons: Some are looking for affordable alternatives to clinics and sperm banks, where the amount of sperm recommended for one pregnancy can cost thousands of dollars.
—John Otis, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Testing is the thing that differentiates the regulated market from the unregulated market.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Tom Wheeler, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Approximately 36% of all plastics produced are used in packaging, which includes single-use plastic for food and beverage containers, the U.N. reports, noting, approximately 85% of those single-use products end up in landfills or as unregulated waste.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
But as other states crack down on this fast-emerging, unregulated breed of cannabis product, there is no evidence of urgency in Madison.
—John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Ashley Okwuosa, The Examination | Amy Yurkanin, Al.com, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
Warnings about medical procedures at unregulated med spas are rising.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
At the time, medicine wanted nothing to do with dentistry, which was practiced by unregulated and inadequately trained itinerants, says medical and dental historian Andrew I. Spielman, a dentist and oral surgeon at the New York University College of Dentistry.
—Lola Butcher, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
The programs typically cost in the same ballpark as college tuition, and despite having been at the center of many abuse and corruption scandals, the industry remains largely unregulated, according to the American Bar Assn.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
People turn to unregulated online donor markets for different reasons: Some are looking for affordable alternatives to clinics and sperm banks, where the amount of sperm recommended for one pregnancy can cost thousands of dollars.
—John Otis, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Testing is the thing that differentiates the regulated market from the unregulated market.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Unregulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unregulated. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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