unlicensed

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Recent Examples of unlicensed The unlicensed plastic surgery recovery house next door, common in Miami suburbs There’s no unique license for recovery centers, although their services — including personal care such as bathing and dressing, and helping give prescribed medication — aligns with being an assisted living facility. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025 Critics, including Hollywood unions and over 400 high-profile creators, argue that this would allow AI firms to profit from unlicensed material without compensating those who created it. Charlie Fink, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 An initial alert came from a Texas business that flagged an unlicensed locksmith impersonating them on Google Maps. Kara Fellows, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2025 Clinics that use unlicensed personnel for transplants are a rapidly developing global problem according to the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS). Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unlicensed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlicensed
Adjective
  • Those unauthorized enrollments or changes took off in late 2023 and continued through last year, drawing more than 274,000 complaints in the first eight months of 2024 to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, mostly about rogue agents or call centers.
    Julie Appleby, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Companies must protect sensitive customer information shared through APIs from unauthorized access.
    Garri Galanter, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The restaurant had also been storing unapproved household Raid pest control spray near a mop sink. Meatballs and alfredo sauce had been cooling in a pot outside of refrigeration protocols and were measured outside of the safe temperature range.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Related article China fines US due diligence firm Mintz Group $1.5 million for ‘unapproved’ investigations Foreign business lobbies said at the time the crackdown damaged investor confidence in the world’s second-largest economy.
    Reuters, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Exclusive private schools with students flocking to swipe their parents’ credit cards are sounding the alarm on unsanctioned trips by reminding families that the vacations are not supported by administrators.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Thinking fast on her feet, Janine grabs an old banner big enough to cover the unsanctioned donation.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025

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“Unlicensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlicensed. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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