unchallenged
adjective
un·chal·lenged
ˌən-ˈcha-lənjd 
: not questioned, disputed, or opposed : not challenged
an unchallenged assumption
unchallenged authority
… modes of thinking that have gone unchallenged since the time of Newton, Descartes, and even Aristotle.—
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Biden’s ineffectual or totally absent responses also allowed racist remarks from his opponent to go unchallenged.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
That went relatively unchallenged until late last year.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 26 June 2024
Co-anchors Dana Bash and Jake Tapper instead let the stunningly racist remarks glide through unchallenged, as if racial stereotyping were protected under CNN’s debate rules of no real-time fact-checking.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
Trump, who attempted to deliver a less voluble and defiant performance than past debates, based many of his answers around falsehoods that went unchallenged by the debate moderators.
—Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
That went relatively unchallenged until late last year.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 26 June 2024
Co-anchors Dana Bash and Jake Tapper instead let the stunningly racist remarks glide through unchallenged, as if racial stereotyping were protected under CNN’s debate rules of no real-time fact-checking.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
Trump, who attempted to deliver a less voluble and defiant performance than past debates, based many of his answers around falsehoods that went unchallenged by the debate moderators.
—Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
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“Unchallenged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unchallenged. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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