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
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Invasive animals — such as mink — as well as deforestation, forest fires and unregulated construction could also negatively impact the species.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
Fentanyl now dominates the unregulated opioid supply.
—Lucinda Grande, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
The report argues that the unregulated nature of that model has caused abrupt school closures, financial mismanagement, worse student outcomes and labor violations.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Generations of children have been left with this question in the wake of abuse suffered at the hands of the Troubled Teen Industry, an unregulated network of for-profit institutions claiming to fix wayward teenagers.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 May 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
Fentanyl now dominates the unregulated opioid supply.
—Lucinda Grande, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
The report argues that the unregulated nature of that model has caused abrupt school closures, financial mismanagement, worse student outcomes and labor violations.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Generations of children have been left with this question in the wake of abuse suffered at the hands of the Troubled Teen Industry, an unregulated network of for-profit institutions claiming to fix wayward teenagers.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for unregulated
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“Unregulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unregulated. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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