unchecked
adjective
un·checked
ˌən-ˈchekt 
: not checked: such as
a
: not hindered, slowed, or restrained
unchecked growth
b
: not verified
unchecked data/information
Examples of unchecked in a Sentence
unchecked corruption in the state's prison system
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Researchers at Brookings have warned that biased algorithms can produce systematically unfair outcomes at scale if left unchecked.
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Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
As the home of many of the world's largest AI companies, the state has witnessed both the transformative potential of innovation and the dangers of unchecked growth.
—Mike Kubzansky, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Reilly and other former EPA leaders, both Republicans and Democrats, fear Trump is plummeting the United States back to the days of unchecked pollution at the behest of his campaign donors.
—Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
At a congressional hearing on Thursday Senators demanded to know why close calls between military helicopters and passenger planes went unchecked for so long at DCA.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
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Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
As the home of many of the world's largest AI companies, the state has witnessed both the transformative potential of innovation and the dangers of unchecked growth.
—Mike Kubzansky, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Reilly and other former EPA leaders, both Republicans and Democrats, fear Trump is plummeting the United States back to the days of unchecked pollution at the behest of his campaign donors.
—Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
At a congressional hearing on Thursday Senators demanded to know why close calls between military helicopters and passenger planes went unchecked for so long at DCA.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Unchecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unchecked. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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