unapproved
adjective
un·ap·proved
ˌən-ə-ˈprüvd 
: not judged to be acceptable : not given official approval : not approved
drugs unapproved by the FDA
an unapproved credit card transaction
unapproved travel expenses
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YouTube defines unapproved gambling sites as those that don’t meet local legal requirements and haven’t been reviewed by YouTube or parent company Google.
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Clare Duffy, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
Patel served in the first Trump administration after being a congressman; Trump was an early supporter of UFC, allowing the league to hold fights at his Atlantic City casino in 2001 when MMA was still largely an unapproved sport.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 1 Mar. 2025
An unapproved household microwave was in use for retail purposes.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
Unwilling to accept this reality, Woodroof seeks out alternative medicine and later begins selling unapproved drugs to combat the disease in the United States.
—Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
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Clare Duffy, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
Patel served in the first Trump administration after being a congressman; Trump was an early supporter of UFC, allowing the league to hold fights at his Atlantic City casino in 2001 when MMA was still largely an unapproved sport.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 1 Mar. 2025
An unapproved household microwave was in use for retail purposes.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
Unwilling to accept this reality, Woodroof seeks out alternative medicine and later begins selling unapproved drugs to combat the disease in the United States.
—Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Unapproved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unapproved. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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