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Recent Examples of unapproved
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unapproved
Adjective
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Companies must protect sensitive customer information shared through APIs from unauthorized access.—
Garri Galanter,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Police said a man found his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend at an unauthorized car meet in a parking lot on Houston’s northwest side and opened fire on them, KTRK reported.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Bah has since been charged with reckless endangerment, reckless driving and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, the outlets reported.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The same is not true for unlicensed providers, who don’t receive regular inspections and can refuse access to their homes.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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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“Unapproved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unapproved. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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