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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More than one judge on the Federal Circuit seemed deeply incredulous that Trump, or any President, could, willy-nilly, call anything that moves a national emergency, and then go unchallenged.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
When assumptions about alignment go unchallenged, companies risk losing engagement, diluting performance and ultimately compromising business development and long-term success.
—Filomena Di Luise, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
But this number varied across populations, suggesting that while females have earned high status in bonobo societies, this dominance doesn’t go unchallenged.
Bonobos, along with chimpanzees, are humans’ closest living relatives.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
This perversion of the Equal Protection Clause must not go unchallenged.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2025
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Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
When assumptions about alignment go unchallenged, companies risk losing engagement, diluting performance and ultimately compromising business development and long-term success.
—Filomena Di Luise, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
But this number varied across populations, suggesting that while females have earned high status in bonobo societies, this dominance doesn’t go unchallenged.
Bonobos, along with chimpanzees, are humans’ closest living relatives.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
This perversion of the Equal Protection Clause must not go unchallenged.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2025
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“Unchallenged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unchallenged. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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