unchecked
adjective
un·checked
ˌən-ˈchekt 
: not checked: such as
a
: not hindered, slowed, or restrained
unchecked growth
b
: not verified
unchecked data/information
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Examples of unchecked in a Sentence
unchecked corruption in the state's prison system
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The warning signs are clear: The very platforms that connect billions of people are becoming pipelines of unchecked falsehoods.
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Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Sanderson said there were a lot of claims going unchecked online because Meta has not had enough fact-checkers to check every post.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Now the National Rally — after riding successive waves of fear and anger over unchecked immigration, rising inflation and deadly terrorism — is no longer on the fringes of French politics, with some of its policies more widely accepted.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Perhaps disruption, then, is the real point, as DOGE measures drag out in courts, competent public servants exit and presidential powers further rise unchecked.
—Thomas J. Greitens, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2025
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Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Sanderson said there were a lot of claims going unchecked online because Meta has not had enough fact-checkers to check every post.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Now the National Rally — after riding successive waves of fear and anger over unchecked immigration, rising inflation and deadly terrorism — is no longer on the fringes of French politics, with some of its policies more widely accepted.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Perhaps disruption, then, is the real point, as DOGE measures drag out in courts, competent public servants exit and presidential powers further rise unchecked.
—Thomas J. Greitens, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Unchecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unchecked. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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