as in unauthorized
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Recent Examples of unsanctioned
In some ways, the spontaneous, unsanctioned event echoed one staged by the social media star Kai Cenat at Union Square Park in August 2023, with an important difference: In that instance, thousands of his fans erupted in a chaotic melee after the police moved in to break it up.
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Annie Aguiar, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Owens will wrestle Sami Zayn in an unsanctioned match at the Elimination Chamber premium live event on Saturday, March 1, 2025, from Toronto at the Rogers Centre.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Most recently, this was seen when Owens defeated Zayn in an unsanctioned match at Elimination Chamber 2025.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
The shooting took place around 10 p.m. during an unsanctioned car show.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
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Annie Aguiar, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Owens will wrestle Sami Zayn in an unsanctioned match at the Elimination Chamber premium live event on Saturday, March 1, 2025, from Toronto at the Rogers Centre.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Most recently, this was seen when Owens defeated Zayn in an unsanctioned match at Elimination Chamber 2025.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
The shooting took place around 10 p.m. during an unsanctioned car show.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsanctioned
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The settlement signed on Friday between Prospect and the state of Connecticut concludes an ongoing state investigation into unauthorized service cuts at Rockville launched in October of last year.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
24 May 2025
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In the absence of automation to oversee these applications, IT and security teams must manually detect and respond to threats posed by unauthorized AI tools.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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The Trump administration has repeatedly refuted the idea that any classified information was shared in the first known chat thread; however, several former U.S. officials have contended that the sharing of such information over unapproved channels could at a minimum put troops overseas at risk.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, regulators fined 10 companies that knowingly sold marijuana that had failed microbial, heavy metals or pesticide tests, and penalized six growers for using unapproved pesticides.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
20 Apr. 2025
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Cops arrested Orville Berry, on March 13, charging him with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2025
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Unfortunately the design has already been copied, although the unlicensed clones reportedly don't sport all of the original's features.—
Ben Coxworth
May 07,
New Atlas,
7 May 2025
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“Unsanctioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsanctioned. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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