unauthorized
adjective
un·au·tho·rized
ˌən-ˈȯ-thə-ˌrīzd 
: not authorized : without authority or permission
an unauthorized biography
unauthorized communications
was unauthorized to act for her husband
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This adds an extra layer of reliability by preventing accidental disconnections or unauthorized removal.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
The mango- and blueberry-flavored products were finally OK’d during Makary’s last full week heading the FDA, just days before the agency posted the new guidelines allowing unauthorized nicotine products.
—Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 23 May 2026
Peters, 70, was convicted on multiple criminal counts, four of them felonies, for conspiring to let an unauthorized person access supposedly compromised voting equipment.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
She was sentenced — correctly — for interfering in an election in her county and for allowing unauthorized access to the voting equipment, not for expressing her personal opinion.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
The mango- and blueberry-flavored products were finally OK’d during Makary’s last full week heading the FDA, just days before the agency posted the new guidelines allowing unauthorized nicotine products.
—Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 23 May 2026
Peters, 70, was convicted on multiple criminal counts, four of them felonies, for conspiring to let an unauthorized person access supposedly compromised voting equipment.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
She was sentenced — correctly — for interfering in an election in her county and for allowing unauthorized access to the voting equipment, not for expressing her personal opinion.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
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“Unauthorized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unauthorized. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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