unmanaged
adjective
un·man·aged
ˌən-ˈma-nijd 
: not controlled or regulated : not managed
an unmanaged forest
unmanaged fisheries
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Although Putin would likely win a fair election in 2024, an unmanaged election would foster genuine political contestation and criticism of the president, which the Kremlin had long been keeping off-limits.
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Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
In many parts of the U.S. and other countries, groundwater remains poorly managed or entirely unmanaged.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
The hillsides were covered in highly flammable grasslands, which had been a concern among the region’s wildfire experts but left unmanaged by officials and landowners.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
San Jose officials on Saturday announced plans for an encampment ban covering a half-mile stretch of downtown’s Guadalupe River, a first-of-its-kind policy that represents the latest push by city leaders to further clamp down on unmanaged homeless sites.
—Gabriel Greschler, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024
This leads to more outbursts and missed details, and higher levels of everyday chaos when left unmanaged.
—Mikhal Weiner, Parents, 27 Oct. 2023
However, unmanaged demand continues to grow in our system.
—Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2023
But what Gutierrez didn’t know at the time was that Hispanic adults in the United States, regardless of age, are at high risk of stroke, partly due to unmanaged risk factors such diabetes, high cholesterol and obesity, according to the American Heart Association.
—Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 20 Sep. 2023
Last year, Burk said that during the 2021 event, neighbors living near the show house reported unmanaged trash, traffic and parking congestion on a daily basis throughout the show’s 30-plus-day run that made access difficult for emergency vehicles and mail trucks.
—Mitchell Parton, Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2023
Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
In many parts of the U.S. and other countries, groundwater remains poorly managed or entirely unmanaged.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
The hillsides were covered in highly flammable grasslands, which had been a concern among the region’s wildfire experts but left unmanaged by officials and landowners.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
San Jose officials on Saturday announced plans for an encampment ban covering a half-mile stretch of downtown’s Guadalupe River, a first-of-its-kind policy that represents the latest push by city leaders to further clamp down on unmanaged homeless sites.
—Gabriel Greschler, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024
This leads to more outbursts and missed details, and higher levels of everyday chaos when left unmanaged.
—Mikhal Weiner, Parents, 27 Oct. 2023
However, unmanaged demand continues to grow in our system.
—Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2023
But what Gutierrez didn’t know at the time was that Hispanic adults in the United States, regardless of age, are at high risk of stroke, partly due to unmanaged risk factors such diabetes, high cholesterol and obesity, according to the American Heart Association.
—Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 20 Sep. 2023
Last year, Burk said that during the 2021 event, neighbors living near the show house reported unmanaged trash, traffic and parking congestion on a daily basis throughout the show’s 30-plus-day run that made access difficult for emergency vehicles and mail trucks.
—Mitchell Parton, Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2023
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“Unmanaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmanaged. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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